1 / 3 CGHC010374182026 2026:CGHC:41766 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6991 of 2026 Vikram Singh S/o Sukhram Singh Aged About 51 Years Occupation Service, Presently Posted As Panchayat Secretary At Gram Panchayat Malgawan, Janpad Panchayat Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Principal Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Zila Panchayat Ambikapur Through The Chief Executive Officer, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 3 - Janpad Panchayat Lundra Through The Chief Executive Officer Lundra, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 4 - Deputy Director Local Fund Audit, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Siddharth Pandey, Advocate For State/Respondent : Mr. Ghanshyam Kashyap, Dy. GA (Hon’ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru) Order on Board 25/09/2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction towards the Respondent No.1 to consider and decide the petitioner’s pending representation dated 09.03.2026 forwarded by Respondent No.4 by passing a reasoned and speaking order. ASHUTOSH MISHRA Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH MISHRA Date: 2026.09.26 16:37:23 +0530 2 / 3 2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner had earlier approached this Court by filing W.P.(S) No. 9466 of 2019, questioning the erroneous fixation of his pay and the consequential recovery. The said writ petition was disposed of by this Court vide order dated 24.02.2026, granting liberty to the petitioner to submit a representation before the competent authority, along with the relevant documents, raising his grievance. The competent authority was directed to consider and decide such representation by passing a reasoned and speaking order, after affording due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, the petitioner submitted his representation. The matter was thereafter considered by the concerned authorities, however, the Respondent No.4 therein vide communication dated 14.05.2026 intimated the petitioner that he is not the competent authority to consider the grievance of the petitioner and take a decision on the said pay anomaly and sent the same to the Secretary, Department of Panchayat and Rural Development Department, State of Chhattisgarh. Consequently, the representation of the petitioner was forwarded to the Secretary, Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, State of Chhattisgarh, being the competent authority, for consideration and appropriate decision in the matter. The grievance of the petitioner, however, still remains to be considered and decided by the competent authority. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the grievance of the petitioner still survives and, therefore, the petitioner may be permitted to submit a fresh representation before the Secretary, respondent No.1, 3 / 3 raising his entire grievance and placing before him the earlier orders passed by this Court as well as the relevant documents. It is submitted that the order passed by this Court has also been communicated to respondent No.1 and, therefore, the said authority may be directed to consider the fresh representation and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. 4. Learned State counsel appearing for the respondents submits that, in the event the petitioner submits a fresh representation before respondent No.1, the same shall be considered and decided by the said authority in accordance with law within a period of 40 days. 5. In view of the aforesaid submissions, the petitioner is permitted to submit a fresh representation before the Secretary, respondent No.1, raising his grievance with regard to the fixation of pay, grade pay and consequential recovery, along with a copy of the earlier orders passed by this Court and all relevant supporting documents, within a period of two weeks from today. In case such representation is filed within the aforesaid period, respondent No.1 shall consider the same and pass an appropriate reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law within a period of 40 days from the date of receipt of the representation, after affording due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 6. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE ashu