2025:CGHC:33088 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6870 of 2025 1 - Gouri Shankar Sao S/o Shri Samund Ram Sao Aged About 46 Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School Dobh, Block, Tahsil- Duldula, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Naresh Ram Chouhan S/o Shri Santunath Chouhan Aged About 47 Years Presently Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Govt. Higher Secondary School Kardega, Block, Tahsil- Duldula, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Smt. Saraswati Jagat W/o Shri Muresh Jagat Aged About 43 Years Presently Working As Headmistress (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School Sapghara, Block, Tahsil- Duldula, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Smt. Lalita Gupta W/o Shri Gouri Shankar Sao Aged About 49 Years Presently Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School Duldula, Block, Tahsil- Duldula, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Smt. Sandhya Kujur W/o Shri Dinesh Patil Aged About 44 Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School Thuthiamba, Block, Tahsil- Duldula, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Deependra Kumar Sinha S/o Shri S.N. Prasad Sinha Aged About 50 Years Presently Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Duldula, Block, Tahsil- Duldula, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Anant Kumar Gupta S/o Shri Nand Keshwar Gupta Aged About 38 Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School Bamhani, Block, Tahsil- Duldula, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 8 - Chandrashekhar Ram S/o Late Shri Shankar Ram Aged About 38 Years Presently Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Pandriamba, Block, Tahsil- Duldula, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 9 - Rajendra Kumar Sinha S/o Shri Shiv Nandan Prasad Sinha Aged About 46 Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Boys Primary School Sitonga, Block, Tahsil- Duldula, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Secretary Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Wps 6870 of 2025 2 3 - The Director Of Public Instruction Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - The Commissioner Cum Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - The District Education Officer Jashpur, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 6 - The Block Education Officer Duldula, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Duldula, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 8 - Chief Executive Officer, Jila Panchayat, Jashpur, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. ...Respondents (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For petitioners : Shri Manoj Chouhan, Advocate For Respondents/State : Shri S Choubey, PL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 15.07.2025 1. The claim of the petitioners in this petition is with regard to grant of Kramonnati Vetanman/ Time Pay Scale. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that with regard to award of the Time Pay Scale, some Circular has been issued by the respondent/State. Apart from this, Division Bench of this Court in case of Smt Sona Sahu Vs State of Chhattisgarh and others in WA-261 of 2023 has also considered the identical issue. Petitioners are also entitled for the Kramonnati Vetanman / Time Pay Scale. He further submits that at present this petition may be disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to make a representation to the competent authority in light of order passed by this Court in WA-261 of 2023. Wps 6870 of 2025 3 3. Learned State counsel opposes the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioners. 4. Be that as it may, looking to the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for petitioners, this petition, at this stage, is disposed of permitting the petitioners to make representation raising all grounds as raised in this writ petition to the respondents concerned/ competent authority, annexing all relevant documents, and judgment of this Court passed in WA-261 of 2023. On such representation being made, it is expected that the respondents concerned/competent authority shall consider the same in accordance with law, considering the Circular(s) issued in this regard, in light of judgment of this Court in WA-261 of 2023 within further period of four months from the date of receipt of such representation. 5. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of this case, and it is for respondents concerned to consider the claim of petitioners on its own merits. 6. With this observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE padma Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2025.07.17 16:09:07 +0530