Dharam Singh Thakur v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court common order dated 20/01/2026 by Parth Prateem Sahu, J. disposing 36 WPS writ petitions (lead: WPS No. 567 of 2026) by serving Pharmacists (Ayurved) seeking pay scale Rs. 5200-20200 + Grade Pay 2400 with effect from 01.04.2006; petitions not pressed on merits; direction issued to Respondent No. 2, Director, Ayush, to decide pending representations in accordance with law within 08 weeks; reference to Yugal Kishore Sharma Vs. State of Chhattisgarh, WPS No. 3453 of 2013 (decided 02.08.2024) where Pharmacists' pay-scale claims were allowed; keywords: pay scale, Pharmacist, Ayurved, Ayush, representation, direction, mandamus, Chhattisgarh, disposed, no merits adjudication.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No. 2 (Director, Ayurved, Yog and Natural Medicine, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (Ayush)) to decide the petitioners' pending representations for grant of pay scale of Rs. 5200-20200 + Grade Pay 2400 with effect from 01.04.2006 in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of 08 weeks from receipt of the Court's order; no adjudication on the merits of the pay-scale claim.