Nisha Shukla v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch of 20 WPS writ petitions (lead: WPS No. 7335 of 2022) decided by Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey, High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur, on 07/08/2025 (neutral citation 2025:CGHC:39645; marked NAFR). Subject-matter: absorbed ex-Shiksha Karmi Grade-II teachers of Municipal Corporation Raipur seeking PRAN, pension scheme coverage (CPS vs OPS re-introduced by notification 11.05.2022 vs NPS; letter 10.03.2023 excludes ULB employees) and GPF from initial appointment. Held: PRAN already provided; petitions disposed of with liberty to file fresh representations before respondents 1 and 2, who must decide claims strictly in accordance with law by reasoned order, preferably within 120 days. Counsel: Navoday Singh / Utsav Mahishwar for petitioners; Rajkumar Gupta (Addl. Adv. Gen.), Sandeep Dubey, Sudeep Agrawal, Pankaj Agrawal for respondents. No monetary claim; no precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to make fresh representations before respondents No. 1 and 2; respondents No. 1 and 2 directed to consider and decide the claims regarding applicability of the appropriate pension scheme and inclusion for grant of GPF benefits strictly in accordance with law and to pass a reasoned order preferably within 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.