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Praveen Kumar Paikra v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC4 May 2026WPS/3844/2026

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What is this about?

Chhattisgarh High Court Bilaspur; WPS No. 3844 of 2026; Parth Prateem Sahu, J.; 05/05/2026; pay scale revision; higher pay scale; Gazette Notification dated 14.10.1982; State of Madhya Pradesh notification; Time Keeper; Public Works Department; arrears of salary; service anomaly; fresh representation; competent authority; dispose of with direction; six months; Dwarikadas Vaishnav W.P.(S) 2904/2005 order dated 05.12.2013; WPS No. 1267/2026 order dated 03.02.2026; not pressed on merits; disposed.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner permitted to submit a fresh representation before the competent authority; the competent authority to consider and decide the representation in light of the Notification dated 14.10.1982, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of the representation. ¶38

Praveen Kumar Paikra Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, working as a Time Keeper in the Public Works Department, is entitled to the benefits of higher pay scale / revision of his pay scale in accordance with the Gazette Notification dated 14.10.1982 and to arrears of salary. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

The writ petition, not pressed on merits, is disposed of, permitting the petitioner to submit a fresh representation before the competent authority.

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Key takeaways

If such fresh representation is submitted, the same shall be considered and decided by the competent authority in light of the Notification dated 14.10.1982.ratio¶34
The consideration and decision of the fresh representation is to be made expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of the representation.ratio¶36

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition (WPS No. 3844 of 2026, Single Bench, Parth Prateem Sahu, J., order dated 05/05/2026) by a Time Keeper in the Public Works Department seeking grant of higher pay scale, revision of pay scale as per the Gazette Notification dated 14.10.1982 issued by the erstwhile State of Madhya Pradesh, arrears of salary, and removal of service anomaly. The petition was not pressed on merits; counsel for the State had no objection to a direction to decide a fresh representation. Following the course adopted in the lead case W.P.(S) No. 2904 of 2005 (Dwarikadas Vaishnav, order dated 05.12.2013), the Court disposed of the petition permitting the petitioner to submit a fresh representation, to be considered and decided by the competent authority in light of the Notification dated 14.10.1982, expeditiously, preferably within six months of its receipt. Merits of the pay-scale claim were not decided.

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2026:CGHC:20822

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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ALFIZA BAIG

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Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.05.08 11:01:37 +0530

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WPS No. 3844 of 2026

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Praveen Kumar Paikra S/o Shatruhan Prasad Paikr, Aged About 33 Years Working As Time Keeper Under Public Works Department R/o Q. No. H. 2 Behind Surya Apartment, P.W.D. Colony, Civil Lines Raipur, Post Raipur, Tehsil Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

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... Petitioner

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versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur (C.G.)

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2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur (C.G.)

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3 - State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur (C.G.)

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4 - State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Accounts And Treasury, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur (C.G.)

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5 - Engineer-In-Chief Public Works Department, Nirman Bhavan, North Block Sector-19, Capitol Complex, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar Dist. Raipur (C.G.)

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6 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division No. 01, Raipur District Raipur C.G.

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... Respondents

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For Petitioner For State

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: Mr. Anand Kumar Kujur, Advocate

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: Mrs. Anuja Sharma, Dy. Govt. Advocate

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S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board

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05/05/2026

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Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:

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“(i) That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for all the records pertaining to the case.

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(ii) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue writ/order/direction to the respondent authorities to grant the benefits of higher pay scale to the in service petitioner, revise the pay scale of the petitioner as per the Gazette Notification dated 14.10.1982.

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(iii) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue writ/order/direction to the respondent authorities to pay arrears of salary to the petitioners.

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(iv) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue writ/order/direction to the respondent authorities to remove the anomaly occurred in the service of the petitioner.

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(v) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue writ/order/direction similar to the order passed on 03.02.2026 , in WPS No. 1267/2026, directing the respondent authorities to consider and decide the fresh representation in the light of the gazette notification dated 14.10.1982 expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a certified copy of this order.

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(vi) That any other relief/order which may be deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case may kindly be granted.”

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that in similarly situated facts and the question of law, batch of the writ petitions, leading case of which was Writ Petition (S) No. 2904 of 2005 [ Dwarikadas Vaishnav & another Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh ( now CG) and others ] has been considered and decided by the Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 05.12.2013, in which, the petitioners, in those cases, have been granted liberty to file a fresh representation before competent authority, therefore, this petition may also be disposed of in light of that order directing the respondentsCompetent Authority to consider the case of the petitioner for revision of his pay scale in accordance with the Notification dated 14.10.1982 issued by State of Madhya Pradesh.

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Learned counsel appearing for the State/respondents would submit that as the petitioner is not pressing this writ petition on merit and only seeking a direction to respondent authority to decide the representation, she is having no objection. If the petitioner submits a fresh representation, same will be decided in light of the notification as mentioned herein above.

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In view of the above submission made by learned counsel for parties, this wit petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to submit fresh representation before the competent authority and if such representation is submitted, the same shall be considered and decided by the competent authority in light of the aforesaid notification,

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expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from the date of

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receipt of representation.

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