-1- 2026:CGHC:16066 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3087 of 2026 1 - Roopnarayan Sinha S/o. Late K.R. Sinha Aged About 69 Years R/o.- Ward No.-1 Behind Of High School, Kusumkasa, Village And Post- Kusumkasa, Tahsil And District- Balod. (C.G.) 2 - Shankar Lal Pisad S/o. Late G.R. Pisad Aged About 68 Years Pisdapara, Kusumkasa, Village And Psot-Kusumkasa, Tahsil And District- Balod (C.G.) 3 - Brij Lal Shrawan S/o. Late, Ramdayal Shrawan Aged About 73 Years R/o.- Village And Post Nigani, Tahsil And District- Balod (C.G.) 4 - Chaint Ram Sharwan S/o. Late Dharm Ram Sharwan Aged About 69 Years R/o.- Chikhlakasa Ward No.-13, Balod, District- Balod (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh The Secretary, School Education Deaprtment, Atal Nagar Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary Scheduled Caste And Scheduled Tribes, Development Department, Ata Nagar Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur (C.G) 3 - Director Chhattisgarh Public Instruction, Raipur, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) … Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Somkant Verma, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. Suyashdhar Bhadgaiya, G.A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 08 /04/2026 Heard. 1. The petitioners have filed this petition seeking the following relief(s): 10.1. That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent concerned to Digitally signed by JYOTI JHA Date: 2026.04.09 13:03:55 +0530 -2- examine case of the petitioner and grant benefits of third Time Bound Pay Scale to the petitioners in light of circular issued by the State Govt. from time to time within a reasonable time, as this Court deems fit. 10.2. Any other relief as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit may kindly be granted. 2. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners stood retired from the post of Lecturer on 30.06.2018 after attaining the age of superannuation. Petitioners while being in service have completed more than 30 years, however, they were not given benefit of concerned Time Bound Pay-Scale. According to the circular issued by the State Government, petitioners are entitled for time pay scale after completion of 10 years of service, 20 years of service and 30 years of service. Petitioners have been granted two time pay scale after completion of 10 years and 20 years of service, however, third time scale pay after completion of 30 years of service has not been granted and identical issue was considered and decided in case of R.S. Verma Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors in WPS No.2805 of 2002 decided on 29.08.2006. He further submits that petitioners may be granted liberty to make fresh representation for consideration of their case in light of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in case of State of Tripura & Ors Vs. K.K. Roy, reported in 2004 AIR SCW 1 and R.S. Verma (supra). He also submits that similarly placed employee have been extended the benefit. 3. Learned counsel for State submits that they may be granted time to seek instruction in the matter. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents placed on record. -3- 5. Considering the nature of grievance raised, in particular the grievance of petitioners that petitioners upon completion of 30 years of service stood retired on 30.06.2018 after attaining the age of superannuation and according to circular issued by the State Government dated 08.08.2018 and 11.06.2019, they are entitled for third time scale pay, which is not granted and further considering the decision in case of R.S. Verma (supra) and K.K. Roy (supra), this writ petition at this stage is disposed of permitting petitioners to submit a comprehensive representation along with all supporting documents before Respondent No. 2 and in the event, petitioners submit such representation, the concerned authority shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of representation. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Jyoti