1 2026:CGHC:20616 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3832 of 2026 1 - Ram Kumar S/o Sunderlal Bandhe Aged About 59 Years Working As Time Keeper Under Public Works Department R/o H. No. 11/a, Ward No. 32, Street 50, Sector 11, Zone 2 Khursipar, Post Khursipar Bhilai, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Accounts And Treasury, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, 2 Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - Engineer-In-Chief Public Works Department, Nirman Bhavan, North Block Sector-19, Capitol Complex, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department, B/r Division Khairagarh, District Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Anand Kumar Kujur, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Avinash Singh, G.A. Hon’ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 04/05/2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs: “(i) That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for all the records pertaining to the case. (ii) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue writ/order/direction to the respondent authorities to grant the benefits of higher pay scale to the in service petitioner, revise the pay scale of the petitioner as per the Gazette Notification dated 14.10.1982. (iii) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue writ/order/direction to the respondent authorities to pay arrears of salary to the petitioners. (iv) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue writ/order/direction to the respondent authorities to remove the anomaly occurred in the service of the petitioner. (v) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to similar to the order issue writ/order/direction passed 3 on 09.06.2025, in WPS No. 3524/2025, directing the respondent authorities to consider and decide the fresh representation in the light of the gazette notification dated 14.10.1982 expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a certified copy of this order. (vi) That any other relief/order which may be deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case may kindly be granted.” 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that in similarly situated facts and the question of law, batch of the writ petitions, leading case of which was Writ Petition (S) No. 2904 of 2005 [ Dwarikadas Vaishnav & another Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh ( now CG) and others] has been considered and decided by the Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 05.12.2013, in which, the petitioners, in those cases, have been granted liberty to file a fresh representation before competent authority, therefore, this petition may also be disposed of in light of that order directing the respondents- Competent Authority to consider the case of the petitioner for revision of his pay scale in accordance with the Notification dated 14.10.1982 issued by State of Madhya Pradesh. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the State/respondents would submit that as the petitioner is not pressing this writ petition on merit and only seeking a direction to respondent authority to decide the representation, he is having no objection. If the petitioner submits a fresh representation, same shall be considered and decided in light of the notification as mentioned 4 herein above. 4. In view of the above submission made by learned counsel for parties, this wit petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to submit fresh representation before the competent authority and if such representation is submitted, the same shall be considered and decided by the competent authority in light of the aforesaid notification, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of representation. SD/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) JUDGE Madhurima