-1- 2026:CGHC:15929 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3028 of 2026 1 - Hiran Singh S/o Balram Aged About 65 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Ketka, Tehsil Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh 2 - Fekuram S/o Thakur Aged About 65 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Kalcha, Tehsil Premnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh (As Per Adhar Card Petitioner Father Name Is Correct) 3 - Vishnu Ram S/o Sukhamram Aged About 67 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Kantaroli Premnagar, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh 4 - Amar Sai S/o Saheram Aged About 65 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Ketka, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh 5 - Ramdhan S/o Kunwar Say Aged About 65 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Palka, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 6 - Hark Sai S/o Udam Ram Aged About 63 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Palka, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 7 - Amir Sai S/o Pradhan Sandilya Aged About 66 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Rikhi, Police Station Udaypur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 8 - Rajkumar S/o Chamru Ram Aged About 64 Years Retired Labour, R/o Gram Panchayat Mudgaon, Tehsil Udaipur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Work Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralay Nava Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Work Department, North Block Sector 19 Nirman Bhawan Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department Circle Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.04.07 18:55:07 +0530 -2- 4 - Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department Circle Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 5 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department Bha/ Sadak Division Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh 6 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department Bha/ Sadak Division Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh ... Respondents ______________________________________________________________ For Petitioner : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For State : Mr. Hari Om Rai, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order On Board 07/04/2024 Heard. 1. The petitioners have filed this petition seeking 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 petitioners were engaged as daily wage employees (Gangman) in respondents department prior to 1988 and their services have been -3- regularized by respondent no. 3 on post of labour, under the work charge and contingency paid employees. Petitioners are still working on their respective post, however, even after completion of 10 years of their service they were not provided benefit of first time scale pay as per the circular of the State Govt. dated 28th January 2011. He submits that many of the similarly situated employees have been granted benefit. Aggrieved with the non-extending benefit of the first time scale pay after completion of 10 years of service, petitioners have submitted joint representation before respondent No.5 on 01.12.2025, however till date no decision has been taken. He submits that as the representation is pending since December, 2025, a direction be issued to respondent No.5 to take decision on their claim within specified time. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners during course of arguments he is having no objection to the same and if the representation is still pending consideration, decision will be taken in accordance with law subject to verification of the facts. 4. Taking into consideration the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, of a direction to take decision on the pending representation, instead of keeping this writ petition pending seeking reply from respondents this writ petition at this stage is disposed of directing the petitioners to submit fresh -4- representation before respondents No. 3 to 5 and if such representation is submitted, the concerned respondents shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law verifying the facts and figures, expeditiously, preferably within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 5. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. Certified copy as per rules. sd/---/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Alfiza