2025:CGHC:28816 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5849 of 2025 Mamta Devi Sai W/o Rupendra Narayan Sai Aged About 46 Years R/o Vill. Aurijor, Post Kolhenjaria, Tahsil Farsabahar, District Jashpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Zila Panchayat Jashpur, Through The Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Jashpur District Jashpur (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer District Jashpur (C.G.) 5 - Block Education Officer Pathalgaon, District Jashpur (C.G.) ...Respondents (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioner : Shri Vikas Dubey, Advocate For Respondents/State : Shri Mayur Khandelwal, PL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 27.06.2025 1. Petitioner has filed the present petition claiming the following reliefs: “10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for records of the case from the respondents. 10.2 That, this Hon’ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the Respondent no.3 and 5 to consider and decide the representations with respect to disbursement/payment of the arrears amount of revised pay scale as per order dated 28.09.2018. Wps 5849 of 2025 2 10.3 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the Respondent no.1 and 3 to make payment of the arrears amount of the Petitioner within a stipulated time period. 10.4 That, this Hon’ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the Respondents to pay compensation for delaying payment and interest on arrear @ 12% till date of disbursement date. 10.5 Any other relief or relief(s) which this Hon’ble Court may think proper in view of the facts and circumstances of the case may also be kindly granted.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitioner was initially appointed as Shikshakarmi Grade-2, and was posted at the Middle School, Chhatasarai, Pathalgaon, District-Jashpur on 17.06.2005. Petitioner was further appointed on the post of Shiksha Karmi Grade-1 History/Geography, and posted at Naveen Higher Secondary School, Chetba, Block-Kansabel, District-Jashpur on 26.12.2006. The State Government had issued a notification on 02.08.2018 that the Teacher Panchayat, who have been appointed on the higher post, after taking permission from the department at the time of working on lower post, they are entitled to get benefit of revised pay scale on the basis of their past 8 years of service in the lower post. Case of the petitioner was also considered, and he was granted revised pay-scale w.e.f. 15.06.2013. Further, respondent-1 issued a direction on 01.02.2020 to all the Zila Panchayats of the State, directing them to disburse at least token amount to the employees concerned, with respect to arrears of revised pay- scale.. He would further submit that present petition may be disposed of directing the respondents to take appropriate decision with respect to Circular dated 01.02.2020 (Annexure P5). Wps 5849 of 2025 3 3. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State would submit that there is a demand letter already made by the Department for appropriate budgetary allocation for the arrears by the respondent authorities and as soon as the same is received, the claim shall be settled at the earliest. 4. Given the limited grievance that the petitioner with respect to clearance of the arrears of payment at the earliest, and considering the fact that sufficient time has been elapsed, it would meet the ends of justice that if the writ petition at this juncture, disposed of directing the respondent authorities to ensure payment of arrears of revised pay-scale in view of Circular dated 01.02.2020 (Annexure P5) payable to the petitioner are cleared at the earliest, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of copy of this order, after verification of the service record of the petitioner, failing which the entire amount shall carry interest @10% p.a. from the date of order till the actual date of payment is made. 5. With the aforesaid observation, the present writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE padma Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2025.07.18 11:30:54 +0530