1 / 3 CGHC010381662026 2026:CGHC:42274 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7138 of 2026 Smt. Kevra Bai Patel W/o Vikas Kumar Patel Aged About 39 Years Working As Peon Pre- Metric Scheduled Tribe Girls Hostel Godam Block Sarangarh, District- Sarangarh - Bilaigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary, Government of Chhattisgarh, Finance Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Commissioner, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Development Chhattisgarh Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G) 4 - The Collector, District- Sarangarh - Bilaigarh (C.G.) 5 - The Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Development, District- Sarangarh - Bilaigarh (C.G.) 6 - The Joint Director, Trasury Accounts And Pension Bilaspur Division District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 7 - The District Treasury Officer, District- Sarangarh - Bilaigarh (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For State/Respondent : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, PL (Hon’ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru) Order on Board 29/09/2026 ASHUTOSH MISHRA Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH MISHRA Date: 2026.09.29 17:50:11 +0530 2 / 3 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs. 10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, directing the respondents to grant arrears towards revised pay scale for the period from year 2016 to 2021, with interest @ 12% per annum from the date of entitlement to its actual payment, forthwith. 10.2 That, any other relief/order which may deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case including award of the costs of the petition may be given. 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 she is entitled for regular pay scale w.e.f. 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 made by learned counsel for petitioner, she 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. 5 to take decision on the pending representation of petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously 3 / 3 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. 6. Certified copy as per rules. SD/- SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE ashu