1 CGHC010368782026 2026:CGHC:41536 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7014 of 2026 1 - Shivnath S/o Sital Manikpuri, Aged About 68 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Majhapara, Karahjwar, Pratappur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Mohanu, S/o Mohit Kanwar, Aged About 64 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Mayapur, Post Chandora, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Vishvanath, S/o Ganpat Gond, Aged About 67 Years Retired Labour, R/o Ward No. 18, Rajkheta, Balrampur, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Baldev Gond, S/o Sitaram, Aged About 62 Years Retired Labour R/o Ward No. 4, Basantpur, Balrampur, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Smt. Shanti, Wife Of Late Raja Ram, Aged About 63 Years R/o Rajkheta, Balrampur, District Balrampur - Rajanujganj, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Smt Shanti Devi Yadav, Wife Of Late Baijnath Yadav, Aged About 61 Years R/o Village Pendari, Wadrafnagar, Balrampur, District Balrampur, Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Public Work Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralay Nava Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Public Work Department, North Block Sector 19 Nirman Bhawan Nawa Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2026.09.26 11:15:06 +0530 2 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Work Department Circle Ambikapur, District Sarguja (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer, Public Work Department Circle Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer, Public Work Department Bha/ Sadak Division Ramanujganj, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj (C.G.) 6 - Joint Director, Pension Evam Lekh Kosh Surguja Division Surguja, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. .. Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. GhanshyamKashyap, Dy. G.A. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 24/09/2026 1. By the present petition, the petitioners have prayed for following reliefs: “10.1) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue the direction for the respondent authorities to grant the benefit of first-time scale pay. 10.2) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue the direction for the respondent authorities to grant interest on delay payment of benefit of time scale pay. 10.3) Any other relief as this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to grant.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were appointed on the post of Gangman, as a daily wagers 3 and their services were regularized by the respondent No.3 on the post of Labour under the work charge and contingency paid employees. Petitioners joined their duties on their respective post, however, even after completion of 10 years of their service they were not provided benefit of first time pay scale as per the circular of the State Govt. He submits that many of the similarly situated employees have been granted benefit. The petitioners were retired after attaining the age of superannuation. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners may be permitted to submit representations before the respondent authorities and that a direction may be issued to the respondent authorities to consider and decide the same in accordance with law. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that, in view of the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, if the petitioners approach the respondent authorities, the same shall be considered in accordance with law, subject to verification of the facts. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties, perused the pleadings and documents. 5. Taking into consideration the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, the present writ petition is disposed of at this stage with liberty to the petitioners to approach the respondent authorities by submitting a representation along 4 with details of their appointment and regularization within 30 days. Thereafter, the respondents/State shall, after verifying the cases of the petitioners, consider their entitlement to the benefit of the First Time Bound Pay Scale in terms of the Circular dated 04.05.2012 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of five months from the date of receipt of such representations. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep