Vanshram Anant v. The State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Common order dated 24.02.2026 by Sanjay K. Agrawal, J., High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, finally disposing (without costs and without deciding merits) a batch of 63 writ petitions (WPS, all of 2019; lead case WPS No. 9532 of 2019) filed by Panchayat Secretaries of Janpad Panchayats Lakhanpur, Ambikapur and Batauli, District Surguja, challenging the calculation part of order dt. 16/08/2013 issued by respondent No. 1 (State of Chhattisgarh, Panchayat & Rural Development Department) denying proper grade pay, and claiming salary with grade pay of Rs. 1100/- or Rs. 1200/- plus arrears; petitioners allowed to make representation before respondent No. 4 (Deputy Director, Local Fund Audit, Ambikapur) within 6 weeks, to be decided in accordance with law within 10 weeks of filing with due hearing by reasoned and speaking order.
What did the court decide?
Batch of writ petitions finally disposed of without adjudicating merits: petitioners permitted to make a representation before respondent No. 4 within 6 weeks of receipt of the order; respondent No. 4 to consider and decide such representation in accordance with law within 10 weeks of filing, after due opportunity of hearing, by a reasoned and speaking order, passing any consequential order if required; no costs.