1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5235 of 2025 1 - Praveen Kumar Sahu S/o Gurucharan Sahu Aged About 58 Years Working As Cook Govt. Scheduled Tribe Boys Hostel Toshgaon Block Saraipali District - Mahasamund (C.G.) 2 - Sunder Singh Sidar S/o Late Sukhiram Aged About 59 Years Working As Chowkidar Govt. Pre Metric Boys Hostel Bichhiya Block Basna District - Mahasamund (C.G.) 3 - Sushil Kumar Pradhan S/o Nurdhan Pradhan Aged About 55 Years Working As Cook Govt. Scheduled Tribe Boys Hostel Pithora Block Pithora District - Mahasamund (C.G.) 4 - Mahendra Singhj Gadtiya S/o Late Dharam Singh Gadtiya Aged About 56 Years Working As Waterman Govt. S.T. Boys Hostel Fulwari Block Basna District - Mahasamund (C.G.) 5 - Shobhit Ram Yadav S/o Late Shri Gurbaru Ram Yadav Aged About 58 Years Working As Waterman Govt. S.T. Boys Hostel Gadfuljhar Block Basna District - Mahasamund (C.G.) 6 - Chakradhar Bhoi S/o Late Bhagirathi Bhoi Aged About 59 Years Working As Waterman Govt. S.T. Boys Hostel Sidarpur Block Pithora District - Mahasamund (C.G.) 7 - Gayaram Budek S/o Late Chhotelal Budek Aged About 61 Years Working As Cook Govt. S.T. Boys Hostel Chhotetemri Block Basna District - Mahasamund (C.G.) 8 - Sahasram Banjare S/o Garhan Lal Banjare Aged About 59 Years Working As Cook Govt. S.T. Boys Hostel Amarkot Block Saraipali District - Mahasamund (C.G.) 9 - Motiram Shastri S/o Bithal Shastri Aged About 53 Years Working As Waterman Govt. S.T. Boys Hostel Patharla Block Pithora District - Mahasamund (C.G.) 10 - Chain Singh Rawat S/o Late Nanku Rawat Aged About 60 Years Working As Waterman Govt. S.T. Boys Hostel Basna Block Basna District - Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Scheduled Caste And Scheduled Tribe Welfare Department Mantralaya Atal Nagar New Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Commissioner Scheduled Caste And Scheduled Tribe Development Department Indrawati Bhawan Atal Nagar New Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Director Directorate Of Public Instructions Atal Nagar New Raipur (C.G.) 2 4 - The Collector And Assistant Commissioner (Tribal Development Branch) Mahasamund District -Mahasamund (C.G.). ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Harish Khutiya, Advocate. For State : Ms. Smita Jha, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J Order on Board 19.06. 202 5 1. By this petition, the petitioner (s) have prayed for following relief (s): “1. That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to grant regular pay scale to the petitioners under the consistency services immediately on completion of 3 years services from the initial date of appointment and direction be given to the respondent departments to give difference to pay to the petitioners and all the benefits on the basis of equal pay for equal work. 2. That, any other relief/order which may deem it and just in the facts and circumstances of the case including award of the costs of the petition may be given.” 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that petitioner(s) was/were appointed on the post of Chowkidar/Waterman/Cook under the respondent No.1 department on 29.10.1991, 14.07.1990, 29.10.1991, 01.01.1990, 09.07.1991, 01.07.1995,29.10.1991,29.06.1991,29.06.1991 and 09.07.1991 respectively as daily wager employee on Collectors’ rate and, therefore, entitled to get benefit of regular pay scale after completion of three years of service. However, they have been granted regular pay-scale from 17.02.1997. He further submits that similar relief has already been granted to certain persons whose services were also regularized in the State Government. He refers to an order dated 20.04.2018 and submits that in the like situation, few of other persons, who were similarly placed, have been given the benefit of regular pay scale on completion of three years of service. 3 3. At this juncture, learned State Counsel submits that it would be better if petitioner(s) file a detailed fresh representation before Respondent No.4 along with all relevant documents in support of their claim including the orders of the State Government as also the orders of the High Court in other connected petitions. He further submits that in case representation is made, Respondent No.4 will decide the same at the earliest. 4. Considering facts of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the respective parties, writ petition is disposed of at this stage giving liberty to the petitioner(s) to file a fresh representation before respondent No.4 along with all relevant documents in this regard whereby similar benefits were given to other persons. On making such representation, respondent No.4 shall consider and decide the same, in accordance with law within a period of ‘90 days’ from the date of receipt of copy of such representation. 5. However, it is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion so far as the entitlement of petitioner(s) is concerned. The respondents-authorities shall be free to take a decision purely in accordance with the rules governing the field. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge inder