1 CGHC010381622026 2026:CGHC:42936 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7249 of 2026 Smt. Pushpa Ekka W/o Anil Ekka Aged About 29 Years Working As Peon Pre-Metric Scheduled Tribe Girls Hostel, Lendhra, Block Sarangarh, District Sarangarh Bilaigarh C. G. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Scheduled Caste And Schduled 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 & 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. SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.10.06 10:37:23 +0530 2 6 - The Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Bilaspur Division District Bilaspur C.G. 7 - The District Treasury Officer, District Sarangarh Bilaigarh C. G. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 05.10.2026 1. The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition seeking for the 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 2026, 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 3 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, 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 the respondent authorities to take decision on the pending representation of petitioner, if any, in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a further period of 04 months from the date of receipt of a copy of order passed by this Court. 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. 6. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE $. Bhilwar