1 2025:CGHC:28233 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 991 of 2025 1 - Chandra Kumar Dadsena S/o Shri Bhukhan Lal Daddena Aged About 35 Years Posted At Data Entry Operator, Chhattisgarh Social Audit Unit, Chhattisgarh Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. --- R/o Shivnagar, Mathpuraina, Post- Sundernagar, Tahsil And District - Raipur (C.G.). ... Petitioner(s). versus 1 - The State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.). 2 - The Under Secretary, Finance And Project Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.). 3 - The Director, Chhattisgarh Social Audit Unit Under, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Raipur, Purana D.R.D.A. Bhawan, Collector, Premises, Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Shrikant Kaushik with Shri Rishikant Mahobia, Advocates. For State : Shri Arvind Dubey, Govt. Advocate with Shri Vivek Mishra, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari Order on Board 26/06/2025 1. By the present Writ Petition, petitioner is questioning the reduction of his salary from Rs.23,350/- to Rs.10,670/-. AVINASH SHARMA Digitally signed by AVINASH SHARMA Date: 2025.06.27 10:37:40 +0530 2 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is posted as a Data Entry Operator on contractual appointment. He further submits that without any notice or opportunity of hearing, salary of the petitioner has been reduced, against which, he has already moved a representation but the same has not been considered by the respondent authorities. He submits that this petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to decide the representation or if the petitioner files a fresh representation within a period of 30 days of this order, the same may be decided expeditiously within a stipulated time frame. 3. Learned State counsel would not oppose the aforesaid prayer. 4. Considering the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner and for the fact that the petitioner has already moved a representation raising his grievances which has not been decided by the competent authority of the respondents by passing a speaking order, without dwelling on the merits of the case, the present Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file a fresh representation within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. On such representation being filed, the same shall be decided by the respondents expeditiously preferably within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 5. With the direction aforesaid, this Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Deepak Kumar Tiwari) Judge Avinash