Babita Dutta, v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Babita Dutta v. State of Chhattisgarh and others; WPS No. 1863 of 2020; High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; single bench of Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J.; order dated 25/07/2025; writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India; Staff Nurse; posting and charge; Government Health Centre, Chingrajpara, Bilaspur; transfer order dated 23.08.2019 (also printed 23-8-2019); Shahari Swasthya Kendra, Chingrajpara; joining on 31-3-2021; non-payment of salary for 9 months; salary arrears; fresh representation with liberty; 15-day period; consideration and decision within 60 days; disbursement of dues within 20 days; petition disposed of; pending interlocutory applications disposed; NAFR.
What did the court decide?
Limited prayer allowed: liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation, with a copy of the order, within 15 days before the concerned respondent/competent authority for redressal of the grievance of non-payment of salary for 9 months; the competent authority to consider and decide it within a further 60 days of receipt and, if any due is found in the petitioner's favour, to disburse it within a further 20 days.