1 2026:CGHC:7761 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1574 of 2026 1 - Mahendra Kumar Patel S/o Late Shri Tekchand Patel Aged About 51 Years Working As Pharmacist (Ayurved), Government Ayurved Dispensary Sakarra, District Sakti C.G. --- Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 2 - The Director, Ayurved, Yog And Natural Medicine Unani Siddha And Homeopathy (Ayush), Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Bilaspur District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 4 - The District Ayurved Officer Sakti, District Sakti C.G. 5 - The Joint Secretary Finance Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 - The Secretary Government Of Chhattisgarh, Department Of Labour, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh --- Respondents WPS No. 1697 of 2026 1 - Santosh Kumar Karsh S/o Late Shri Rambharosh Karsh Aged About 49 Years Working As Pharmacist (Ayurved), Government Ayurved Dispendsary Raigarh, District Raigarh C.G. 2 ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 2 - The Director, Ayurved, Yog And Natural Medicine Unani Siddha And Homeopathy (Ayush), Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Bilaspur District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 4 - The District Ayurved Officer Raigarh, District Raigarh C.G. 5 - The Joint Secretary Finance Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 - The Secretary Government Of Chhattisgarh, Department Of Labour, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh --- Respondents WPS No. 1695 of 2026 1 - Vinod Kumar Kurrey S/o Late Shri Santosh Singh Kurrey Aged About 50 Years Working As Pharmacist (Ayurved), Govt. Ayurved Dispensary, Telasi District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Director Ayurved, Yog And Natural Medicine Unani Siddha And Homeopathy (Ayush), Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 4 - The District Ayush Officer Balodabazar-Bhatapara, District- Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) 5 - The Joint Secretary Finance Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 6 - The Secretary Government Of Chhattisgarh, Department Of Labour, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) --- Respondents WPS No. 1690 of 2026 1 - Rajkapoor Jangde S/o Shri Rajbhan Prasad Aged About 56 Years Working As Pharmacist (Ayurved), Govt. Ayurved College/ Hospital, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Director Ayurved, Yog And Natural Medicine Unani Siddha And Homeopathy (Ayush), Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Divisioanal Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 4 - The District Ayush Officer Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - The Joint Secretary Finance Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 - The Secretary Government Of Chhattisgarh, Department Of Labour, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh --- Respondents 4 WPS No. 1677 of 2026 1 - Vinod Kumar Kanwar S/o Shri Ramnath Kanwar Aged About 38 Years Working As Pharmacist (Ayurved), Govt. Ayurved Dispensary, Mopka, District : Balodabazar- Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - The Director Ayurved, Yog And Natural Medicine Unani Siddha And Homeopathy (Ayush), Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - The Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - The District Ayush Officer Balodabazar-Bhatapara, District Balodabazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh 5 - The Joint Secretary Finance Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 6 - The Secretary Government Of Chhattisgarh, Department Of Labour, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh --- Respondents WPS No. 1675 of 2026 1 - Laxman Kumar Verma S/o Shri Sadhram Verma Aged About 44 Years Working As Pharmacist (Ayurved), Govt. Ayurved Dispensary, Singarpur, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 2 - The Director Ayurved, Yog And Natural Medicine Unani Siddha And Homeopathy (Ayush), Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - The District Ayush Officer Balodabazar-Bhatapara, District Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) 5 - The Joint Secretary Finance Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 - The Secretary Government Of Chhattisgarh, Department Of Labour, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh --- Respondents WPS No. 1674 of 2026 1 - Srawan Kumar Chauhan S/o Shri Sitaram Chauhan Aged About 43 Years Working As Pharmacist (Ayurved), Govt. Ayurved Dispensary, Umargaon, District- Dhamtari (C.G.) ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Director Ayurved, Yog And Natural Medicine Unani Siddha And Homeopathy (Ayush), Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The District Ayush Officer Dhamtari, District- Dhamtari (C.G.) 5 - The Joint Secretary Finance Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 6 6 - The Secretary Government Of Chhattisgarh, Department Of Labour, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) --- Respondents WPS No. 1671 of 2026 1 - Salik Ram Birko S/o Late Shri Chaitram Birko Aged About 54 Years Working As Pharmacist (Ayurved), Govt. Ayurvedik Dispensary, Paunsara, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Director Ayurved, Yog And Natural Medicine Unani Siddha And Homeopathy (Ayush), Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - The District Ayurved Officer District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - The Joint Secretary Finance Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 - The Secretary Government Of Chhattisgarh, Department Of Labour, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh --- Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Kishan Gendre, Advocate For Respondents/State : Ms. Diksha Gauraha along with Mr. Ajay Kumrani and Mr. Love Sharma, Panel Lawyers S.B. : Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 12/02/2026 7 1. As common issue has been raised in all these writ petitions by petitioners, therefore they are being heard together and disposed of by this common order. 2. For convenience of this Court, WPS No. 1574 of 2026 is taken as lead case, in which following reliefs have been sought. “10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, thereby directing the respondent authorities to decide the pending representation of petitioner for grant of pay scale of Rs. 5200-20200+ Grade Pay 2400/- with effect from 01.04.2006. within stipulated time, in accordance with law. 10.2 That, any other relief/ order which may deem fit and just in the facts and circum- stances of the case including award of the costs of the petition may be given.” 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners along with other employees are working as Pharmacists, however, petitioners have not been paid pay scale as per their entitlement from 01.04.2006. Therefore, petitioners have submitted representations which are pending consideration. He also submits that this Court in writ petition bearing WPS No. 3453 of 2013 has passed an order wherein the claims of pay scale to Pharmacists were allowed, therefore, respondents-authorities be directed to take decision on representation of petitioner in light of decision of Yugal Kishore Sharma Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others in writ petition bearing WPS No. 3453 of 2013 decided on 02.08.2024. 4. Learned counsel for State submits that as petitioners are not pressing these writ petition on merits and are only seeking direction to respondents to consider and take decision on their respective representations, the representations submitted by petitioners will be considered in accordance with law, if already not considered. 5. On due consideration of submission made by learned counsel for respective parties, I find it appropriate to dispose of these writ petitions at this stage, 8 directing Respondent No. 2/ Director, Ayurved, Yog and Natural Medicine Unani Siddha and Homeopathy (Ayush) to take decision on pending representations submitted by petitioners in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of 08 weeks from the date of receipt of the order passed by this Court. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petitions are disposed of. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Dey Judge SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY Date: 2026.02.13 12:23:12 +0530