1 2026:CGHC:17551 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3318 of 2026 1 - Smt. Shanti Jolhe W/o Kirtan Lal Jolhe Aged About 33 Years Working As Class- Iv, Post-Metric S.C. Girls Hostel, Sarangarh, District- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Arti Malakar W/o Chudamani Malakar, Aged About 34 Years Working As Class-Iv, Post-Metric S.T. Girsl Hostel, Sarangarh, District-Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 3 - Gajendra Lal Manthan S/o Shobharam Manthan, Aged About 36 Years Working As Class-Iv, Post Metric S.C. Boiys Hostedl, Nachanpali, District-Sarangarh- Bilaigarh(C.G.) 4 - Kamlesh Jangde Son Of Ghanshyam Prasad Jangde, Aged About 36 Years Working As Class-Iv, Post-Metric S.C. Boys Hostel, Pindri, District-Sarangarh- Bilaigarh (C.G.) 5 - Deepti Sarthi W/o Jeevanlal Sarthi, Aged About 34 Years Working As Class-Iv, Post-Metric S.C. Girsl Hostel, Sarangarh, District-Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 6 - Madhuri Khodihar W/o Chandra Kumar Khodihar, Aged About 48 Years Working As Class-Iv, Post-Metric S.T. Girsl Hostel, Sarangarh, District-Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 7 - Hemant Kumar Bariha S/o Nandram Bariha, Aged About 33 Years Working As Class-Iv, Post-Metric S.C. Boys Hostel, Nachanpali, District-Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 2 8 - Rajkumari Mahesh W/o Suklal Mahesh Aged About 46 Years Working As Class- Iv, Post-Metric S.C. Girsl Hostel, Leendhra (Chhote), District-Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 9 - Maheshwari Kumari Rathore W/o Harish Kumar Rathore, Aged About 41 Years Working As Class-Iv, Post-Metric S.T. Girsl Hostel, Bhadisar,, District-Sarangarh- Bilaigarh (C.G.) 10 - Leelabai Rathiya W/o Hemlal Rathiya Aged About 51 Years Working As Class- Iv, Post-Metric S.T. Girsl Hostel, Bhadisar, District-Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 11 - Manjulata Dewangan W/o Bahoran Prasad Dewangan, Aged About 33 Years Working As Class-Iv, Post-Metric S.C. Girsl Hostel, Sarangarh, District-Sarangarh- Bilaigarh (C.G.) 12 - Anil Kumar Chauhan S/o Shaukilal Chauhan, Aged About 39 Years Working As Class-Iv, Post-Metric S.C. Boys Hostel, Bhathagaon, District-Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Scheduled Caste And Scheduled Tribe Development Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District-Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary,government Of Chhattisgarh, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Finance Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District-Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Commissioner, Scheduled Caste And Scheduled Tribe Development Chhattisgarh,atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Collector, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 5 - The Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Development, District-Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 6 - The Joint Director, Treasury, Account And Pension, Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur- (C.G.) 3 7 - The District Treasury Officer, District-Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For Respondents-State : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Dy. Government Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 17/04/2026 1. Petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs. “10.1 That the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ, directing the respondents to grant arrears towards revised pay scale for the period from the year 2016 to 2021/2022, with interest, forthwith; 10.2 That, any other relief/order which may deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case including award of the costs of the petition may be given.” 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioners are 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. 19.12.2016. Though the regular pay scale is being paid to petitioners, however, arrears of the pay has not been disbursed till date. Petitioners have 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 limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioners, 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. 5 to take decision on the pending representation of petitioners, in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a further 4 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) Dey Judge SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY