1 2026:CGHC:17119 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3266 of 2026 1 - Murli Das Mahanat S/o- Dukhi Das Mahant Aged About 35 Years Address At- Govt. Post Matric St Boys Hostel Kharsia, Dist- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - General Administration Department(Gad) Through Its Secretary, Mahanadi Bhawan, New -Raipur, Dist. Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Department Of Finance, Through Its Secretary, Mahanadi Bhawan, New -Raipur, District-Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Commissioner, Scheduled Tribe And Scheduled Caste Welfare Department, Chhattisgarh, Raipur, District-Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Collector, Civil And Revenue-Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 6 - The Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Welfare Department, Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 7 - Joint Director Bilaspur Division, Accounts And Pension, Bilaspur District-Bilaspur (C.G.) 8 - The District Treasurer, District Treasury Raigarh, District-Raigarh (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Digitally signed by RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Date: 2026.04.16 12:06:08 +0530 2 (Cause title is taken from CIS) For Petitioner : Mr. Anshuman Shrivastava, Advocate For State/Respondents : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyer SB: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 15/04/2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:- “10.1. That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate Writ(s)/Order(s)/Direction(s) to direct the respondents to grant arrears of salary as per order dated 20.09.2021 (Annexure P- 1) along with arrears and consequential benefits within stipulated time period; 10.2. That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate Writ(s)/Order(s)/Direction(s) to direct the respondents to grant interest @ 12% per annum on the undisputed and unpaid arrears of salary to the petitioners; 10.3. Any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper according to the facts and circumstances of the case along with the cost of the petition.” 2. Learned counsel for the 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 they are entitled for regular pay scale w.e.f. 16.09.2016. 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 3 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, she 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 Respondent No. 6 to take decision on the pending representation of petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a further period of 04 months from the date of receipt of copy of order passed by this Court. 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Ravi Mandavi