Premlata Upadhayay v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 3031 of 2026; decided 07.04.2026; single bench of Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge; NAFR. Retired teacher Premlata Upadhayay (appointed teacher 01.07.1995; completed 30 years of service 31.07.2025) sought third time bound pay scale with arrears and interest; first and second time scales granted but third time scale denied. Petition disposed of with liberty to file fresh representation; authorities directed to decide it in accordance with law in light of circulars dated 19.04.1999, 28.04.2008, 03.10.2008, 11.01.2010 and 08.08.2018, preferably within two months of receipt. No statute or precedent cited; no monetary award.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of permitting the petitioner to submit a fresh representation before the concerned authorities, who shall consider and decide it in accordance with law keeping in mind the circulars dated 19.04.1999, 28.04.2008, 03.10.2008, 11.01.2010 and 08.08.2018, expeditiously preferably within a further period of two months from the date of receipt of the representation.