Smt. Shila Jaiswal v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
WPS No. 1398 of 2022, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 8.4.2026 by Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey. Petitioner Smt. Shila Jaiswal, P.T.I./Shikshakarmi (appointed 16.7.2010, Grade-II P.T.I. 11.1.2011, regularized 31.5.2013, time bound pay-scale 15.3.2018 w.e.f. 11.1.2018, revised pay-scale 28.12.2018 w.e.f. 22.7.2018). Grievance: non-payment of salary and DA difference for January, 2011-July, 2016, February, 2017-May, 2017, August, 2017-February, 2018 and August, 2018-December, 2018; claimed arrears Rs. 1,47,697/- with interest. Outcome: petition disposed; representations dated 4.2.2022 and 14.6.2021 to be objectively decided by CEO Zila Panchayat Surajpur and CEO Janpad Panchayat Pratappur within 120 days. No statutes or precedent cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos. 2 and 3 (CEO, Zila Panchayat Surajpur and CEO, Janpad Panchayat Pratappur) to objectively decide the pending representations dated 4.2.2022 and 14.6.2021, preferably within 120 days of receipt of a copy of the order. The arrears claim was not adjudicated by this Court.