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2025:CGHC:34453 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8184 of 2025 1 - Shivcharan Sahu S/o Tulsi Ram Sahu Aged About 57 Years R/o Ward No. 12 R.E.S. Colony, Charama Distt.- Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Harish Kumar Sahu S/o Late Ashok Sahu Aged About 40 Years R/o Nayapara, Karathi, Distt.- Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Mukesh Kumar Sahu S/o Late Lokeshwar Sahu Aged About 31 Years R/o Ward No. 7 Rest House Road, Distt.- Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Sudhir Rawani S/o Late Damodar Lal Rawani Aged About 42 Years R/o H.No. 128, Distt.- Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Baisakhu Ram Nishad S/o Late Kanhaiya Ram Nishad Aged About 71 Years R/o Ward No. 11, Nishad Para, Kareli Distt.- Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) 6 - Ramnarayan Yadu S/o Shyam Shankar Yadu Aged About 68 Years R/o Ward No. 19, Tarri, Patewa, Distt.- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Lekhram Verma (Dead) Through Its Legal Heir Gautam Bai Verma W/o Late Lekhram Verma Aged About 60 Years R/o Ward No. 9, Murra, Distt.- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 8 - Lakhan Lal Chandrakar S/o Tularam Chandrakara Aged About 70 Years R/o H.No. 116, Ward No. 12, Distt.- Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. 9 - Kunj Lal Sahu S/o Keju Ram Sahu Aged About 65 Years R/o H.No. 3, Ward No. 15, Distt. Mahasamund Chhattisgarh. 10 - Radheshyam Sahu S/o Champulal Sahu Aged About 63 Years R/o H.No. 121 Ward No. 6, Bhanupratappur, Distt.- Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 11 - Lokeshwar Prasad Sahu Dead Through Its Legal Heir Laleshwari Sahu W/o Late Lokeshwar Prasad Sahu Aged About 52 Years R/o H.No. 22, Ward No. 7, Antagarh, Distt.- Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 12 - Punarad Ram Sahu S/o Chainuram Sahu Aged About 74 Years R/o Ward No. 18, Gobra-Nawapara, Distt.- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 13 - Ashok Kumar Sahu (Dead) Through Its Legal Heir Annapurna Sahu W/o Late Ashok Kumar Sahu Aged About 61 Years R/o Nayapara, Karethi, Distt.- Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 14 - Mahesh Sahu S/o Pardeshi Sahu Aged About 69 Years R/o Ward No. 11 Fingeshwar, Distt.- Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh. Wps 8184 of 2025 2 15 - Julfikar Ali Naqvi (Dead) Through Its Legal Heir Mumtaj Fatima Naqvi W/o Late Julfikar Ali Naqvi Aged About 65 Years R/o Imlibhata, Distt.- Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. 16 - Hanuman Prasad Dubey S/o Sarju Prasad Dubey Aged About 73 Years R/o Ward No. 5, Ekta Chowk, Distt.- Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. 17 - Om Prakash Tiwari S/o Basant Kumar Tiwari Aged About 74 Years R/o Civil Line, Shashtri Chowk, Distt.- Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. 18 - Tikam Singh Sinha S/o Rambharosa Sinha Aged About 64 Years R/o Ward No. 10 Mohba, Distt.- Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. 19 - Ashok Sharma S/o Premlal Sharma Aged About 72 Years R/o Ward No. 1 Amapara, Rajim, Distt.- Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh. 20 - Bharat Lal Chandrakar (Dead) Through Its Legal Heir Rukhmani Bai Chandrakar W/o Bharatlal Chandrakar Aged About 71 Years R/o Ward No. 17 Nawapara, Distt.- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 21 - Khagan Candra Rajwanshi S/o Fakirchand Rajwanshi Aged About 67 Years R/o Pipraud Colony, Pipraud Distt.- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 22 - Govardhan Singh Dhruw (Dead) Through Its Legal Heir Janki Bai W/o Late Govardhan Singh Dhruw Aged About 65 Years R/o Fingeshwar, Rajim Distt.- Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh. 23 - Damodar Rawani (Dead) Through Its Legal Heir Maya Rawani W/o Damodar Rawani Aged About 60 Years R/o Annapurna Para, Kanker, Distt. - Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 24 - Govind Prasad Dubey S/o Late Suraj Prasad Dubey Aged About 72 Years R/o Ward No. 1, Distt.- Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. 25 - Bhuneshwar Prasad Dubey (Dead) Through Its Legal Heir Chameli Dubey W/o Late Bhuneshwar Prasad Dubey Aged About 61 Years R/o H.No. 64/4 Lal Bahadur Shastri Ward, Distt.- Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. 26 - Lulchand Yadu S/o Mohanlal Yadu Aged About 71 Years R/o Ward No. 17, Distt.- Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. 27 - Tularam Yadu S/o Late Suku Ram Yadu Aged About 75 Years R/o H.No. 194, Ward No. 10, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 28 - Mohanlal Sahu S/o Mehattar Ram Sahu Aged About 63 Years R/o H.No. 37 Phase 2, Boriyakala, Distt.- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 29 - Bisram Sahu S/o Bhulau Ram Sahu Aged About 77 Years R/o Ward No. 3 Nayapara, Distt.- Balod, Chhattisgarh. 30 - Premlal Sahu S/o Balduram Sahu Aged About 71 Years R/o Sirri Chiwri, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 31 - Indrabhan Verma S/o Ishwar Prasad Verma Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 8 Sambalpur, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. Wps 8184 of 2025 3 32 - Madanlal Soni (Dead) Through Its Legal Heir Sarla Soni W/o Late Madanlal Soni Aged About 66 Years R/o Ward No. 2 Magarlod, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 33 - Chatur Ram Sahu S/o Bhagiram Sahu Aged About 63 Years R/o H.No. 10 Schoolpara, Chinchri, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 34 - Hiraram Sahu S/o Bannuram Sahu Aged About 69 Years R/o Ward No. 9, Bhanupratappur, Distt.- Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 35 - Narendra Kumar Sahu (Dead) Through Its Legal Heir Renuka Sahu W/o Late Narendra Kumar Sahu Aged About 59 Years R/o Ward No. 10, Magarlod, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 36 - Birbal Sahu S/o Ghunau Ram Sahu Aged About 66 Years R/o Khaspara, Dumarpani, Distt.- Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 37 - Krishna Nand Tiwari S/o Triyugi Narayan Tiwari Aged About 62 Years R/o Ward No. 9, Pakhanjur, Distt.- Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 38 - Govardhanlal Nag S/o Jan Singh Nag Aged About 63 Years R/o C-17, Ward No. 09, Pakhanjur, Distt.- Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 39 - Salik Ram Kaushik (Dead) Through Its Legal Heir Santosh Kumar Kaushik S/o Late Salik Ram Kaushik Aged About 45 Years R/o Achhoti, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 40 - Tek Ram Gajendra S/o Hatkeshwar Aged About 72 Years R/o Ward No. 1, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 41 - Jeenu Ram Reddy S/o Jeenu Laxminarayan Reddy Aged About 71 Years R/o Ward No. 5, Nagri, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 42 - Bisambarlal Sahu S/o Puranik Ram Sahu Aged About 69 Years R/o Ward No. 12, Kurud, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 43 - Ramesh Kumar Sahu S/o Ramlal Sahu Aged About 64 Years R/o Ward No. 16, Dhamtari, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 44 - Tukaram Sahu S/o Tansukh Lal Sahu Aged About 64 Years R/o H.No. 26 Patel Para, Nawagaon, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 45 - Ghanshyam Shandilya S/o Asha Ram Shandilya Aged About 72 Years R/o Ward No. 6, Nagri, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 46 - Shivkumar Kumbhakar S/o Anandi Ram Kumbhakar Aged About 73 Years R/o Ward No. 28, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 47 - Baldev Prasad Yadav (Dead) Through Its Legal Heir Subharan Yadav W/o Late Baldev Prasad Yadav Aged About 67 Years R/o Ward No. 4, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 48 - Mohan Yadav S/o Bhanu Ram Yadav Aged About 62 Years R/o Ward No. 38 Tatyapara, Distt.- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 49 - Ganga Ram Yadav S/o Sonuram Yadav Aged About 66 Years R/o Subhash Nagar, Ward No. 17, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. Wps 8184 of 2025 4 50 - Bishat Ram Sahu S/o Raruha Ram Sahu Aged About 77 Years R/o Ward No. 15 Rawanguda, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 51 - Poshan Das S/o Bisheshar Das Aged About 74 Years R/o Rangmanch Para, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 52 - Tika Ram Sahu S/o Gokul Ram Sahu Aged About 74 Years R/o H.No. 103, Ward No. 8, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 53 - Banwari Lal Sahu S/o Sukhruram Sahu Aged About 78 Years R/o Bijnapuri, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 54 - Sonaram Sao S/o Shyam Sundar Sao Aged About 73 Years R/o Hanuman Nagar, Ward No. 37, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 55 - Subhash Rao Jadhav (Dead) Through Its Legal Heir Girija Jadhav W/o Late Subhash Rao Jadhav Aged About 64 Years R/o Ward No. 25, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Secretary General Administration Department, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Secretary Department Of Public Works Department Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - The Secretary Department Of Finance, Accounts And Treasury, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division Dhamtari, Distt.- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 6 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division Raipur, Distt.- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 7 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division Mahasamund, Distt. Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. 8 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division Gariyaband, Distt.- Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh. 9 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division Uttar Bastar Kanker, Distt. Uttar Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 10 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division Balod, Distt. - Balod, Chhattisgarh. ...Respondents (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioners
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: Shri Sharad Mishra, Advocate Wps 8184 of 2025 5 For Respondents/State ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Shri Ajit Singh, GA Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 21.07.2025 1. Petitioners have filed this petition seeking the following reliefs: “(i) That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the present writ petition preferred by the petitioner and direct the respondent authorities to remove the anomaly occurred in the service of the petitioner. (ii) That, this Hon’ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to grant pay scale published in the gazette notification dated 14.10.1982. (iii) Alternatively, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ/order/direction similar to order passed in WPS No.3358 of 2025 in case Bhojram Nayak and others Vs State of Chhattisgarh granting liberty to petitioner to file a fresh representation and further directing the respondent authorities to consider the same in light of gazette notification dated 14.10.1982 (iv) That any other relief which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and necessary in the interest of justice may kindly be awarded. (v) That, the cost of the petition may kindly also be awarded to the petitioner.” 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that in similarly
Decision
situated facts and the question of law, a batch of the writ petitions, leading case of which was WPS-2904 of 2005 {Dwarikadas Vaishnav & another Vs State of Madhya Pradesh (now Chhattisgarh) and others } has been considered, and decided by the Coordinate ;Bench of this Court vide order dated 05.12.2012, in which, the petitioners have been granted liberty to file fresh representation before competent authority. Therefore, this petition may also be disposed of in light of that order directing the Wps 8184 of 2025 6 respondents/competent authority to consider the case of the petitioners for revision of their pay-scale in accordance with notification dated 14.10.1992 (which was modified subsequently as 14.10.1982) issued by State of Madhya Pradesh, as the petitioners were earlier working as daily wage employees and subsequently, their services were regularized. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the State would submit that earlier the respondent/State has already considered the issue of the petitioners in light of the judgment passed by the State Administrative Tribunal, Gwalior Bench, in Laxmi Narayan Upadhyay Vs State of MP, however, she submits that if the petitioners file a fresh representation, the State will consider their case in light of the notification as mentioned herein above. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties, and perused the documents annexed with the petition. 5. In view of submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, if the petitioners file fresh representation before the competent authority, the same shall be considered, and decided by the authority in light of the aforesaid notification expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of certified copy of this order. 6. With aforesaid observation, petition stands disposed of. padma Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE