1 / 3 2025:CGHC:18281 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2718 of 2025 1 - Nand Kumar Diwan S/o Shri Vishram Diwan Aged About 57 Years Occupation Swami Atmanand Government Higher Secondary School Bhawarpur Tahsil Basna District - Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Petitioner 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 Mahasamund District - Mahasamund (C.G.) 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Director Lok Shikshan Sanchalnalaya Indrawati Bhawan 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) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.24 09:58:33 +0530 2 / 3 For Petitioner : Mr. Nasimuddin Ansari and Mr. Riyazuddin Sheikh, Advocates For Respondents/ State : Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Saini, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 23/04/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner who is working as Lecturer (LB) in the School Education Department preferred the present writ petition seeking a direction towards the respondent authority to consider the initial date of appointment of the petitioner i.e. 27.07.1998 for giving the benefit of old pension scheme. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submit that the petitioner has submitted a representation before the Secretary/respondent authorities on 17.04.2023 and the same is pending, it has not been decided till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeking a limited direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representation pending before the respondent authorities. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents/ State submits that looking to the limited prayer of the petitioner, the writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the Secretary to consider the representation within a stipulated period. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents. 5. Looking to the fact that the representation of the petitioner is pending since 2023, the concerned authority/ respondent No. 2 is directed to consider and decide the representation of the 3 / 3 petitioner in accordance with law within a period of 50 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar