1 CGHC010315882026 2026:CGHC:36729 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6195 of 2026 Santosh Kumar Rathia S/o Mahettar Singh Rathia Aged About 34 Years Address At- Village And Post Chandrasekharpur Edu, Dharamjaigarh, Distt.- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2. General Administration Department (Gad) Through Its Secretary, Mahanadi Bhawan, New-Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 3. Department Of Finance Through Its Secretary, Mahanadi Bhawan, New- Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 4. The Commissioner Scheduled Tribe And Scheduled Caste Welfare Department, Chhattisgarh, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 5. The Collector Civil And Revenue- Raigarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) 6. The Assistant Commissioner Tribal Welfare Department, Raigarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) 7. Joint Director Bilaspur Division, Accounts And Pension, Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) 8. The District Treasurer District Treasury- Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Anshuman Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, P.L. 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 18.08.2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:- 10.1 That, the That the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ(s)/order(s)/direction(s) to direct the respondents to grant arrears of salary as per order dated 20.09.2021 ANNEXURE P-1 along with arrears and consequential benefits within stipulated time period; 10.2 That the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate Writ(s)/Order(s)/Direction(s) to direct the respondents to grant interest @ 12% per annum on the undisputed and unpaid arrears of salary to the petitioners; 10.3 Any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper according to the facts and circumstances of the case along with the cost of the petition. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is holding the post of work charged contingency paid Class-IV employee. Pursuant to the order of Collector, it was ordered that they are entitled for regular pay scale w.e.f. 29.07.2016. Though the regular pay scale is being paid to petitioner, however, arrears of the pay has not been disbursed till date. Petitioner has submitted representation for release of arrears of salary 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 3 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. 6 to take decision on the pending representation of petitioner, 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. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Jyoti