1 / 3 2025:CGHC:15186 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2120 of 2025 1 - Deepak Kumar Rohani S/o Madan Lal Rohani Aged About 63 Years R/o Ambedkar Nagar, Ward No. 15, Tehsil Gaurela, District Gaurela- Pendra-Marwahi (C.G.) 2 - Yog Ram Rathour S/o Moti Ram Rathour Aged About 63 Years R/o Korja Ward No. 05, Tehsil Gaurela, District Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi (C.G.) 3 - Rati Ram Dubey S/o Mahesh Prasad Dubey Aged About 69 Years R/o Dubatiya, Post Kurkai, Tehsil Pendra, District Gaurela-Pendra- Marwahi (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Works Department (P.W.D.), Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Public Works Department (P.W.D.), Atal Nagar, Sector 19, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Superintendent Engineer Public Works Department (P.W.D.), Bilaspur Circle, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 / 3 4 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department (P.W.D.) Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer (Pendra Division) Public Works Department (P.W.D.), Pendra Road, District- Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi (C.G.) 6 - Divisional Joint Director, Treasury Accounts And Pensions - Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 7 - Treasury Officer District Treasury Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Anshuman Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 01/04/2025 1. Heard. 2. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for the following relief(s): "10.1 To issue appropriate direction(s)/ writ(s)/ order(s) directing the respondents to scrutinize the claim of the petitioners for grant of 3rd Time Scale Pay and extend the necessary benefits to the petitioners within a period of 1 month. 10.2 To issue appropriate direction(s)/ writ(s)/ order(s) granting interest in arrears @ 9% per annum. 10.3 To pass any other direction/ writ /order which the Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the fact and circumstances of the case to secure the ends of Justice." 3 / 3 3. The claim of the petitioners in the present Writ Petition is for grant of 3rd Time Scale Pay on completing of 30 years of service, in terms of the Circular dated 16.02.2024 issued by the State Government. 4. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, submits that the said Circular would not be applicable in the instant case. 5. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and bare perusal of the pleadings and the documents, this Court finds that the Circular dated 16.02.2024 (Annexure P-2) categorically states that said Circular would be applicable upon all those persons who on 01.01.2017 or subsequently have completed 30 years of service. Though the Circular was dated 16.02.2024 but it was made applicable upon all those persons who were already in employment or had completed 30 years of service on or after 01.01.2017. 6. Be that as it may, considering the Circular dated 16.02.2024, the present Writ Petition as of now is being disposed of directing the respondent No.5 to scrutinize the claim of the petitioners so far as grant of 3rd Time Scale Pay is concerned. On scrutiny if the petitioners are found entitled for the same, let necessary benefits be extended to them within an outer limit of four months. 7. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar