Smt. Reena Gupta v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
WPS 2111 of 2020, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 19.02.2026 by Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal (single bench). Petitioner: Smt. Reena Gupta (Adv. SY Singh); Respondents: State of Chhattisgarh (Health & Family Welfare Secretary), Director Health Services, Collector Surguja, CMHO Ambikapur and Mustari Begum (Dy. Govt. Adv. Amit Buxy). Subject: non-payment/withholding of salary for 17 months; remedy sought via representation. Outcome: writ petition disposed of with liberty to file comprehensive representation within 04 weeks; authorities to pass reasoned and speaking order within 06 weeks; no finding on merits; no costs. Marked NAFR.
What did the court decide?
Permission to file a comprehensive representation regarding the 17-month unpaid salary before the concerned respondents' authority within 04 weeks, with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representation in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order preferably within 06 weeks; no opinion expressed on merits; no costs.