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2026 DAILYLAW 12591 (CHH)

KAMAL SINGH SARTHI v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

WPS/3442/2026 · 2026-04-20

Shri Parth Prateem Sahu

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1 / 5 2026:CGHC:18075 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3442 of 2026 1. Kamal Singh Sarthi Son Of Late Sonsai Sarthi Aged About 43 Years Working As Class-Iv, Post- Metric Boys Hostel, Taraimal, Tamnar, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 2. Raju Nishad Son Of Rambharosh Nishad Aged About 43 Years Working As Class-Iv, Govt. S.T. Pre- Metric Boys Hostel, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 3. Makardhwaj Sidar Son Of Chitrasen Sidar Aged About 35 Years Working As Class-Iv, Govt. S.C. Pre Metric Boys Hostel, Nandeli, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 4. Prabhat Mishra S/o Umesh Mishra Aged About 42 Years Working As Class-I V, Post-Metric Boys Hostel, Shaskiya Karmchari Putra Balak Chhatrawas, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 5. Ghanshyam Lahre S/o Harishankar Lahre Aged About 34 Years Working As Class-Iv, Govt. S.T. Pre-Metric Boys Hostel No. 2, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 6. Birbal Rathiya S/o Rathuram Rathiya Aged About 33 Years Working As Class-Iv, Govt. S.C. Pre-Metric Boys Hostel No. 6, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 7. Laxmi Lahre S/o Anup Singh Rathore Aged About 37 Years Working As Class-Iv, Govt. S.T. Pre-Metric Girls Hostel, Hati, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 8. Surat Kumar Chouhan S/o Tilli Ram Chouhan Aged About 49 Years Working As Class-Iv, Govt.Adim Jati Boys Hostel, Pussore, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 9. Chameli Sidar W/o Kamalkant Sidar Aged About 33 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Kanya Ashram Saraipali, Tamnar, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 10.Nimai Gupta S/o Lochan Gupta Aged About 35 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Post-Metric Adiwasi Boys Hostel, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 11. Sulochana Yadav W/o Narayan Yadav Aged About 45 Years Working As Peon, Pre-Metric S.T. Girls Hostel, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 12.Gokul Sidar S/o Kushal Sidar Aged About 32 Years Working As Peon Govt. Post-Metric S.C. Boys Hostel, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 13.Sandhya Sahu W/o Tarun Sahu Aged About 36 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Post-Metric Putri Girls Hostel, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 14.Lala Ram Miri S/o Tak Ram Miri Aged About 36 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Post- Metric Putra Boys Hostel, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 15.Fanindra Kumar Patel S/o Chandrabhan Patel Aged About 34 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric Tribal Boys Hostel No. 1, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 16.Sudam Rathia S/o Jogiram Rathia Aged About 36 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric Tribal Hostel, Jamgaon, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 17.Hemlal Sidar S/o Suritram Sidar Aged About 42 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric Tribal Boys Hostel, Mura, District-Raigarh (C.G.) PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 5 18. Pradeep Kumar Mahant S/o Shyamkumar Mahant Aged About 42 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Post-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 19.Indu Sahu D/o K. R. Sahu Aged About 33 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Post-Metric O.B.C. Girls Hostel, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 20.Sarita Mahant D/o Shyam Kumar Mahant Aged About 35 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Post-Metric O.B.C. Girls Hostel, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 21.Premkumar Ratre S/o Raju Ratre Aged About 34 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel, Hamirpur, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 22.Ghanshyam Kumar S/o Nand Ram Aged About 37 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel No. 1, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 23.Mahesh Chandra Barsagade S/o Late Ram Chandra Barsagade Aged About 40 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Post Metric S.T. Boys Hostel, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 24.Santosh Kumar Yadav S/o Murli Yadav Aged About 43 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel, Mahapalli, District-Raigarh 25.Padman Kumar Sidar S/o Chintamani Sidar Aged About 34 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Post-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel No. 1, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 26.Rajesh Kumar Patel S/o Jaimangal Prasad Patel Aged About 35 Years Working As Peon, Govt. S.T. Boys Hostel, Jobi, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 27.Narayan S/o Jirku Ram Aged About 35 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Boys Hostel, Rajpur, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 28.Jitendra Sidar S/o Mahesh Ram Sidar Aged About 41 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel, Saraipali, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 29.Ramesh Pradhan S/o Chandrajeet Pradhan Aged About 34 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel, Mahhajpalli, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 30.Narayan Prasad Pradhan S/o Jogeshwar Pradhan Aged About 56 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Post-Metric S.C. Boys Hostel, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 31.Mukesh Jangde S/o Ghanshyam Jangde Aged About 32 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric S.C. Boys Hostel No. 6, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 32.Hariom S/o Sukul Ram Yadav Aged About 45 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric S.C. Boys Hostel, Nandeli, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 33.Prabhat Kumar Rathia S/o Bhakulal Rathia Aged About 40 Years Working As Peon, Bovt. Pre-Metric S.C. Boys Hostel, Nandeli, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 34.Dolnarayan Sahu S/o Narsingh Sahu Aged About 41 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel No. 2, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 35.Sukanti Patel D/o Puran Singh Patel Aged About 41 Years Working As Peon, Govt, Post-Metric S.T. Girls Hostel, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 36.Rajendra Kumar Sidar S/o Khemsingh Sidar Aged About 49 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel No. 2, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 37.Kumari Meera Sao D/o Prahlad Sao Aged About 33 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric S.T. Girls Hostel Tamnar , District-Raigarh (C.G.) 38.Chandrakiran Bhagat W/o Shankar Ram Bhagat Aged About 49 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel Jhal District- Raigarh (C.G.) 3 / 5 39. Dilip Kumar Pradhan S/o Annad Ram Pradhan Aged About 35 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Post Metric Shaskiya Karmachari Putra Boys Hostel Jharguda District Raigarh (C.G.) 40.Vedprakash Gupta S/o Paleshwar Gupta Aged About 33 Years Working As Peon, Govt Post Metric Shaskiya Karmachari Putra Boys Hostel Raigarh District Raigarh (C.G.) 41.Abhinaw Chouhan S/o Ramlal Chouhan Aged About 39 Years Working As Peon Govt Pre- Metric S.T. Boys Hostel Mahapalli District- Raigarh (C.G.) 42.Uma Sidar W/o Hemant Kumar Sidar Aged About 33 Years Woring As Peon Govt Post Metric O.B.C. Hosterl Raigarh District Raigarh (C.G.) 43.Anita Sidar W/o Meghnath Sidar Aged About 35 Years Working As Peon Govt Post- Metric O.B.C Hostel Raigarh District Raigarh (C.G.) 44.Sarita Chouhan W/o Rajendra Chouhan Aged About 33 Years Working As Peon Govt Post- Metric O.B.C Hostel Raigarh District Raigarh (C.G.) 45.Ohmati Toppo W/o Duleshwar Prasad Toppo Aged About 41 Years Working As Peon Govt Post- Metric S.C Girls Hostel Raigarh District Raigarh (C.G.) 46.Jyoti Meravi W/o Vinod Kumar Meravi Aged About 33 Years Working As Peon Govt. Post- Metric S.C Girls Hostel Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) 47.Padmini Mehra W/o Chhabi Lal Mehra Aged About 40 Years Working As Peon Govt. Post- Metric Shaskiya Karmachari Putri Girls Hostel Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) 48.Geetu Sao W/o Virendra Kumar Sao Aged About 35 Years Working As Peon Govt. Post- Metric Shaskiya Karmachari Putri Girls Hostel Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) 49.Asunta Tirkey W/o Barnabus Tirkey Aged About 45 Years Working A Peon Govt Post Metric S.C. Girls Hostel Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) 50.Ranju Mehra D/o Bihari Lal Mehra Aged About 49 Years Working A Peon Govt Post Metric S.C. Girls Hostel Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) 51.Rukhmani Sidar W/o Trilochan Sidar Aged About 43 Years Working A Peon Govt Post Metric Girls Hostel Saraipali Tamnar District- Raigarh (C.G.) 52.Rajeeta Yadav W/o Vishal Mali Aged About 36 Years Working A Peon Govt Post Metric S.T Girls Hostel Maholi District- Raigarh (C.G.) 53.Lalita Delki W/o Chandraprakash Delki Aged About 33 Years Working A Peon Govt Post Metric Girls Hostel Panikhet Gharghoda District- Raigarh (C.G.) 54.Urvashi Vaishnav W/o Manoj Kumar Vaishnav Aged About 35 Years Working A Peon Govt Post Metric S.T . Girls Hostel Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) 55.Mamta Yadav W/o Dilip Kumar Yadav Aged About 33 Years Working A Peon Govt Post Metric S.T. Girls Hostel Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) 56.Narmada Malakar W/o Loknath Malakar Aged About 42 Years Working A Peon Govt Post Metric S.T. . Girls Hostel Baramkela District- Raigarh (C.G.) 57.Sunita Sidar D/o Haldhar Sidar Aged About 38 Years Working A Peon Govt Post Metric S.T. Girls Hostel Gharghoda District- Raigarh (C.G.) 58.Anil Prasad S/o Dhodha Prasad Aged About 43 Years Working A Peon Govt Post Metric S.C.Boys Hostel Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) 59.Heera Sahu W/o Rajendra Sahu Aged About 36 Years Working A Peon Govt Post Metric S.T. Girls Hostel Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) 60.Sita Dewangan W/o Loknath Dewangan Aged About 43 Years Working A Peon Govt Post Metric S.T. Girls Hostel Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 4 / 5 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Scheduled Caste And Scheduled Tribe Development Deparrment, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2. The Secretary Government Of Chhattisgarh Finance Department Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya Atal Nagar Newe Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 3. The Commissioner Scheduled Caste And Scheduled Tribe Development Chhattisgarh Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 4. The Collector District- Raigarh (C.G.) 5. The Assistant Commissioner Tribal Development District- Raigarh (C.G.) 6. The Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pension Bilaspur, Division District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 7. The District Treasur Officer District Raigarh (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Govt. Adv. Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 21/04/2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs. “10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, directing the respondents to grant arrears towards revised pay scale for the period from year 2016 to 2021/2022, with interest forthwith. 10.2 That, any other relief/ order which may deem fit 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 petitioners submits that petitioners are holding the post of work charged contingency paid Class-IV employee. Pursuant to the order of Collector, dated 20.09.2021, petitioners along with other similarly situated employees, upon their completion of 3 years of service, were granted benefits of revised pay scale. Though the regular pay scale is being paid to petitioners, however, arrears of the pay from the year 2016 to 2021 has not been disbursed till date. Petitioners through their union have submitted representation before Respondent No. 5, for release of arrears of salary, on 5 / 5 20.12.2024 and thereafter on 23.01.2026 and therefore direction be issued to the authorities to take decision on the representation at the earliest within specified time frame. 3. Learned State counsel submits that in view of limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioner, he is having no objection. 4. On due consideration of the submission of learned counsel for the respective parties, nature of grievance raised, this writ petition is disposed of directing Respondent No. 5 to take decision on the pending representation of petitioners, in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a further period of 04 months from the date of receipt of copy of order passed by this Court. 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE