1 / 3 2026:CGHC:5096 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1133 of 2026 1 - Bihariram Thakur @ Biharilal S/o Rain Singh Thakur Aged About 63 Years Retired Head Master (Middle School), R/o Village Bamhani Tahsil Daundi, Distt. Balod (C.G.) 2 - Rameshwar Singh Belandre S/o Ramji Belandre Aged About 63 Years Retired Head Master (Middle School), R/o Village Achcholi, Distt. Balod (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary Finance Department Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Director Public Instructions, Directorate, Indravati Bhawan, Nava Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Divisional Joint Director Education Division Durg Distt. Durg (C.G.) 5 - District Education Officer Balod Distt. Balod (C.G.) Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.02.02 11:10:38 +0530 2 / 3 ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. B.L. Dembra, Advocate For State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 29/01/2026 1. Petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs. “10.1 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ or direction directing the respondent authorities to extend the benefit of Time Scale Pay as per circular dated 28.04.2008 within stipulated time as this Hon'ble Court deems fit. 10.2 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly further be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to give all other monetary benefits after giving benefit of above time scale pay. 10.3. That, any other relief, which Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper, may also be granted to the petitioner in the interest of justice.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners were appointed on the post of Assistant Teacher and stood retired from the post of Headmaster, Middle School in the year 2024. He contended that petitioners were not being given benefit of time-scale pay for which petitioners were entitled during the period of their service. He submits that at this stage, petitioners may be permitted to submit representation before respondent No.4 and in turn, respondent No.4 may be directed to consider and decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners within stipulated time. 3 / 3 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioners, he is having no objection. 4. On due consideration of submission of learned counsel for the parties without entering into merit of case, this writ petition at this stage is disposed of permitting the petitioners to submit representation before respondent No.4 raising their grievance as raised in this writ petition and if such representation is submitted, respondent No.4 shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of representation. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen