2025:CGHC:33096 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7078 of 2025 Ram Kumar Dubey S/o Late Shri Raja Ram Dubey Aged About 66 Years R/o Village Ganeshpur, Post- Silphili, District- Surajpur Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Agriculture Development And Farmers Welfare And Biotechnology, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt- Raipur C.G. 2 - Secretary, Department Of Finance, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt- Raipur C.G. 3 - Directorate Of Agriculture, Chhattisgarh, Inderawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, Distt- Raipur C.G. 4 - Collector, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur C.G. 5 - Deputy Director, Agriculture, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur C.G. 6 - Sub Divisional Agriculture Officer, Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri- Bharatpur C.G. ...Respondents (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For petitioner : Shri Sajal Kumar Gupta, Advocate For Respondents/State : Shri S Choubey, PL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 15.07.2025 1. Petitioner has filed this petition for the following reliefs: a) Issue a writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Respondents to forthwith grant the Petitioner Wps 7078 of 2025 2 one notional increment as per Financial Order/Circular No.26/2023 dated 03.08.2023 with all consequential benefits, including arrears of retiral benefits and pensionary entitlements; b) Direct the Respondents to decide the Petitioner's representation dated 09.05.2024, within a fixed period and pay the Petitioner all other lawful dues such as one notional increment, travel allowance, medical allowance, and other retiral benefits as per applicable rules; c) Award interest on delayed payment of the retiral benefits at a rate this Hon’ble Court deems just and proper, from the date the payment became due till actual realization: d) Pass such other or further orders as may be deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, including costs of this petition.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would restrict his submission that petitioner is entitled for one notional increment as per Financial Order/Circular No.26/2023 dated 03.08.2023 (Annexure P2), for which he has moved representation on 09.05.2024 but till date, neither his representation has been decided nor any benefit of notional increment has been provided to him. Therefore, the authorities may be directed to consider the pending representation of the petitioner within the stipulated time frame. 3. Learned counsel for the State would submit that petitioner may be directed to file fresh representation along with copy of this order, and the authority may decide the said representation as early as possible. Wps 7078 of 2025 3 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties, and perused the documents on record. 5. Considering the limited submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, and also issue involved in the present petition, petitioner is directed to move a fresh representation before respondent-6 within further two weeks from today, and if such representation is made by the petitioner, the same shall be decided in accordance with law, within further period of two months from the date of receipt of representation on its own merits, after verifying the service record of the petitioner. 6. With this observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE padma Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2025.07.16 11:00:08 +0530