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2026:CGHC:12204
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4165 of 2024 Saroj Kumar Sahu S/o. Shivcharan Sahu Aged About 34 Years Posted As Junior Trainer At Government Polytechnic Nathiya Nawagaon, Kanker, District - Kanker (C.G.)
... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Technical Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Technical Education Directorate Technical Education, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Principal Government Polytechnic Nathiya Nawagaon, Kanker, District - Kanker (C.G.)
... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Bajpai, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mrs. Anuja Sharma, Dy. Govt. Advocate
S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge
Order on Board 13/03/2026
1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:-
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“10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the writ petition and may kindly be pleased to issue an order directing to the respondents to grant pay matrix level 7 to the petitioners equivalent with the similar post of Kushal Paricharak and other equivalent post. 10.2 That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an order directing to respondent to fix the pay scale Rs.4500-125-7000 to the petitioner as per circular issued on
28.03.2012. 10.3 That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an order directing to the respondents to grant 1st promotion just after completion of 5 years from the date of appointment with arrears of pay and other benefits. 10.4 That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an order directing to the respondents to grant 2nd promotion as per service rule of 2005 with arrears of pay and other benefits. 10.5 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be call for the records for its kind perusal which relates to petitioner’s matter. 10.6 Any other relief, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper, may also be passed in favour of the petitioners.”
2. During course of arguments, learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners were initially appointed as Kushal Sahayak (Skill Assistant) in the respondents engineering
3 colleges. After completion of requisite period of service they were promoted on the post of Junior Instructor, however, requisite pay scale has not been paid to them, against which petitioners have submitted representation Annexure P-11 dated 16.03.2024, which till date is pending consideration and therefore direction be issued to Respondent No. 2 to take decision on the pending representation at the earliest within specified time. He also submits that petitioners may also be permitted to submit fresh comprehensive representations raising all grounds along with all supporting documents before Respondent No. 2 and Respondent No. 2 be directed to consider and take decision on the representations at the earliest within specified time. 3. Learned counsel for State submits that she has sought instructions on the submission of learned counsel for petitioners in the pre lunch session and according to her instructions, if petitioners submit fresh representations they will be considered in accordance with law. 4. I have heard learned counsel for respective parties. 5.
On due consideration of submission made by learned counsel for respective parties, these writ petitions are
disposed of permitting the petitioners to submit fresh comprehensive representations along with all supporting documents before Respondent No. 2 and in the event petitioners submit such representations Respondent No. 2
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6. With the aforementioned direction, this writ petition stands
disposed of. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Madhurima