1 2026:CGHC:16818 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3211 of 2026 1 - Sunita Rathia W/o Ramdhan Rathia Aged About 35 Years Occupation Service- Posted At Government Pre Metric Schedule Caste Girls Hostel, Kharsia, District Raigarh (C.G.) R/o Gram- Chote Pandarmuda, Post Farkanara, Tehsil Kharsia, District Raigarh (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Rewati Rathia W/o Rohit Rathia Aged About 39 Years Occupation Service- Posted At Government Pre Metric Schedule Caste Girls Hostel, Tendumudi, Block Kharsia, District Raigarh (C.G.) R/o Pusalda, District Raigarh (C.G.) 3 - Smt. Chunkumari Sidar W/o Satrughan Sidar Aged About 44 Years Occupation Service- Posted At Government Pre Metric Schedule Caste Girls Hostel Bade Dumar Pali, Block- Kharsia, District Raigarh (C.G.) R/o House No. 8/2, Kanmura, Tehsil Kharsia, District Raigarh (C.G.) 4 - Smt. Neeraj Ajgalle W/o Ravi Shankar Ajgalle Aged About 35 Years Occupation Service- Posted At Government Pre Metric Schedule Tribe Girls Hostel Halahuli, Block Kharsia, District Raigarh (C.G.) R/o Ward No. 2, Purena, Tehsil- Baramkela, District Raigarh (C.G.) 5 - Smt. Pooja Gavel W/o Tankeshwar Prasad Gavel Aged About 35 2 Years Occupation Service- Posted At Government Pre Metric Schedule Tribe Girls Hostel Halahuli, Block Kharsia, District Raigarh (C.G.) R/o Ward No. 13, Adbhar, Tehsil Adbhar, District Sakti (C.G.) 6 - Smt. Meena Kumari Bharadwaj W/o Ramlal Bharadwaj Aged About 55 Years Occupation Service- Posted At Government Pre Metric Schedule Tribe Girls Hostel Halahuli, Block Kharsia, District Raigarh (C.G.) R/o House No. 21, School Para Gaanda Bordi, Block Kharsia, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 7 - Dhani Lal Dhirhe S/o Maitu Ram Dhirhe Aged About 42 Years Occupation Service- Posted At Government Pre Metric Schedule Caste Boys Hostel Thakurdiya, Block Kharsia, District Raigarh (C.G.) R/o Yadav Para, Dumar Bhantha, Post Halahuli, District Raigarh (C.G.) 8 - Smt. Hemlata Rathia W/o Hemprakash Rathia Aged About 34 Years Occupation Service- Posted At Government Pre Metric Girls Hostel Khamhar, Block Kharsia, District Raigarh (C.G.) R/o Gram- Chote Pandarmuda, Post Farkanara, Tehsil Kharsia, District Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - General Administration Department (Gad) Through Its Secretary, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Department Of Finance Through Its Secretary, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 4 - The Commissioner Scheduled Tribe And Scheduled Caste Welfare Department, Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Collector Civil And Revenue Raigarh, Distt. Raigarh (C.G.) 6 - The Assistant Commissioner Tribal Welfare Department, Raigarh, Distt. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 7 - Joint Director Bilaspur Division Accounts And Pension, Bilaspur, Distt. Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 8 - The District Treasurer District Treasury Raigarh, Distt. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Kajal Chandra, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 13/04/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for the following reliefs: 10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ/order/direction to direct the respondents to grant arrears of salary to the petitioner no. 3, 6 and 8 as per order dated 20.09.2021 and to petitioner no. 1,2,4,5,7 as per order dated 09.11.2022 along 4 with consequential benefits within stipulated time period. 10.2 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ/order/direction to direct the respondents to grant interest @ 12% per annum on the undisputed and unpaid arrears of salary to the petitioners; 10.3 Cost of the petition. 10.4 Any other relief, which this Hon’ble court deems fit and proper, may also kindly be granted to the petitioners, in the interest of justice. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is holding the post of work charged contingency paid Class -IV employees. Pursuant to the order of Collector, it was ordered that they are entitled for regular pay scale w.e.f. 19.12.2016. 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 the limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioners, she is not having any objection. 4. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 5 5. 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. 6 to take decision on the pending representation of petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a further period of 4 months from the date of receipt of copy of order passed by this Court. 6. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) JUDGE Madhurima