1 / 3 2026:CGHC:18561 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3516 of 2026 1 - Atul Sharma S/o Sanat Kumar Sharma Aged About 36 Years Working As Peon, Post Metric, S.T. Boys Hostel, Lailunga, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 2 - Puniram Ekka Son Of Jagatram Ekka Aged About 35 Years Working As Peon, Post-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel, Biranipali, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 3 - Anita Ekka Wife Of Hemlal Ekka Aged About 35 Years Working As Peon, Govt. S.T. Girls Hostel, Kurra, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 4 - Jim Lal Bhagat S/o Amar Sai Bhagat Aged About 35 Years Working As Peon, Pre-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel, Bagudega, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 5 - Devanti Pradhan W/o Dwarika Prasad Pradhan Aged About 35 Years Working As Peon, S.T. Girls Hostel, Kurra, District Raigarh (C.G.) 6 - Tikesh Kumar Painkra S/o Hariram Painkra Aged About 38 Years Working As Peon, Pre-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel, Lamdand (Lailunga), District- Raigarh (C.G.) 7 - Jems Kujur S/o Nirmal Kujur Aged About 37 Years Working As Peon, Govt. Pre-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel No. 1, Lailunga, District Raigarh (C.G.) 8 - Suman Ekka D/o Niran Sai Ekka Aged About 35 Years Working As Peon, Govt. S.T. Girls Hostel, Kaya, District-Raigarh (C.G.) 9 - Budhram Painkra S/o Jagatram Painkra Aged About 37 Years Working As Peon, Pre-Metric S.T. Boys Hostel No. 2, Lailunga, District Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) 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, Finance Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District - Raipur 2 / 3 (C.G.) 3 - The Commissioner Scheduled Caste And Scheduled Tribe Development Chhattisgarh, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Collector District- Raigarh (C.G.) 5 - The Assistant Commissioner Tribal Development, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 6 - The Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Bilaspur Division, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 7 - The District Treasury Officer District - Raigarh (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. Lav Sharma, P.L. HON'BLE SHRI PARTH PRATEEM SAHU, JUDGE ORDER ON BOARD 23.04.2026 1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs. “10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, directing the respondents to grant arrears towards revised pay scale for the period from 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 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. 2016-17. 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 limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioner, he is having no objection. 3 / 3 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. 4 & 5 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. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Saurabh JUDGE