1 / 3 2025:CGHC:18047 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2651 of 2025 1 - Smt. Parmila Singh W/o Shri Yogendra Pratap Singh Aged About 56 Years Occupation Lecturer (LB) At Posted Government Higher Secondary School Mana Basti Raipur (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Panchayat Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Mantralay New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer, Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Director Lok Shikshan Sanchalnalaya, Indrawati Bhavan, New Raipur, Atal Nagar District Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Mukhya Karyapalan Adhikari Jila Panchayat Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) with SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.23 10:52:37 +0530 2 / 3 WPS No. 2664 of 2025 1 - Anurag Bharadwaj S/o Shri Khorbahra Ram Aged About 52 Years Occupation- Lecturer (Lb) At Posted Government Higher Secondary School Farfoud Arang District- Raipur (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Panchayat Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar, Mantralaya New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Director Lok Shikshan Sanchalnalaya, Indrawati Bhavan, New Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Mukhya Karyapalan Adhikari Jila Panchayat Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Nasimuddin Ansari and Mr. Riyazuddin Sheikh, Advocates For Respondents/ State : Mr. Rishabh Bisen, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 22/04/2025 1. Since identical issues involved in the above mentioned writ petitions, they are being heard and decided by this common order. 2. By the present writ petitions, the petitioners who are working as Lecturer (LB) in the School Education Department preferred the 3 / 3 present writ petitions seeking a direction towards the respondent authority to consider the initial date of appointment of the petitioner i.e. 27.07.1998 & 14.09.1998 for giving the benefit of old pension scheme. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have submitted a representation before the Secretary/respondent authorities on 17.04.2023 & 25.04.2023 and the same is pending, it has not been decided till date. Learned counsel for the petitioners seeking a limited direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representation pending before the respondent authorities. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent state submits that looking to the limited prayer of the petitioners, the writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the Secretary to consider the representation within a stipulated period. 5. I have heard both the parties and perused the documents. 6. Looking to the fact that the representations of the petitioners are pending since 2023, the concerned authority/ respondent No. 2 is directed to consider and decide the representations of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of 50 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 7. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar