2025:CGHC:38527 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1847 of 2025 Paras Ram Sahu S/o Late Shri Bed Ram Sahu Aged About 80 Years Retired Deputy Ranger, R/o Barela, P.P. Barela Dist. Mungeli (C.G.) Pin 495330 ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Ministry Of Forest And Climate Change Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur (C.G.) Pin 492-002 2 - The Secretary, Ministry Of Finance Department, Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur (C.G.) Pin 492-002 3 - The Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest (Hoff), Chhattisgarh, Climate And Environment Change, Aranya Bhawan, North Block, Sector 19, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar Raipur Chhattisgarh, Pin 492-101. 4 - The Divisional Forest Officer, Marwahi Forest Division, Gaurela, District Gaurela-Pendra- Marwahi (C.G.) Pin 495-117 5 - The Joint Director, Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Second Floor, New Composite Building, Bilaspur District- Bilaspur (C.G.) Pin 495-001 6 - The District Treasury Officer, Collectorate Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) Pin- 495-001 7 - The Branch Manager, Central Bank Of India Main Road, P.O. Takhatpur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Pin 495-330 ...Respondents (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioner : Shri Alok Chandra Rishi, Advocate For Respondents/State : Shri Khulesh Sahu, PL For Respondent-7 : Shri Aditya Tiwari, Advocate on behalf of Shri Anand Shukla, Advocate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 04.08.2025 1. Petitioner has filed the present petition claiming the following reliefs: “10.1 Kindly please call all relevant records. 10.2 Kindly direct Respondent no.5 & 6 to make payment within time time limit after verification of petitioner’s calculation (Annexure P6) and correct fairly as per rules if required. Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2025.08.05 14:57:22 +0530 Wps 1847 of 2025 2 10.3 Kindly please impose exemplary cost on respondent no 5 & 6 responsible for applying delay tactics, warned by the Hon’ble Court’s vide order 28/08/2024 in CONT No.592/2024. 10.4 Any other relief your lordship deem fit and proper.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that vide Memo dated 16.04.2025 (Annexure P7), respondent-5 has considered after re-examination the case of the petitioner that the petitioner is entitled for pay scale of Rs.5675/- in place of Rs.5500/- as per the revision of Pay Rules, 1998, from the the date of his promotion on 26.06.1996. Pursuant to the said memo, petitioner has already made his representation before the respondent authorities on 20.05.2025 (Annexure P8) for re-calculation of his pension, as well as arrears of pension but the authorities have not decided his representation till date, and the petitioner is facing financial difficulty at the fag end of his life. Hence, the authorities may consider his representation (Annexure P8), and take a decision on it, as early as possible. 3. On the other hand, learned State counsel would submit that though the recommendation has been made by respondent-5, but the representation is still pending before the authorities, and they may be directed to take decision on the representation (Annexure P8) dated 20.05.2025 in accordance with law, within the stipulated time frame, as the matter pertains to revised pension and its arrears. 4. Learned counsel for respondent-7 would submit that it is for the State authorities to consider revision of the petitioner, and respondent-7 is the only disbursing authority of pension. 5. Heard learned counsel for the parties, and perused the documents annexed with the petition. 6. Considering the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, further considering the issue involved in the present writ petition, and also in view of the Wps 1847 of 2025 3 Memo dated 16.04.2025, and the representation dated 20.05.2025, respondent-4 is directed to take a decision on the representation of the petitioner within 8 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, keeping in view of the above mentioned Memo and representation, service record of the petitioner, and other relevant applicable Circulars/Rules governing the field, in accordance with law on its own merits. 7. The petitioner is directed to produce a copy of this order to the respondent-4 within two weeks from today. 8. With aforesaid observation, present writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE padma