Ishwar Din Markam v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh HC, Bilaspur; common order dated 20/01/2026; Single Bench Parth Prateem Sahu, J.; batch of 36 writ petitions (WPS) led by WPS No. 567 of 2026; Ayurved Pharmacists under AYUSH department; pending representations for pay scale Rs. 5200-20200 + Grade Pay 2400 w.e.f. 01.04.2006; direction to Respondent No. 2/Director, AYUSH to decide representations in accordance with law within preferably 08 weeks; reference to Yugal Kishore Sharma v. State of Chhattisgarh, WPS No. 3453 of 2013, decided 02.08.2024 (Pharmacists' pay-scale claims allowed); petitions not pressed on merits; disposed of; no quantum awarded.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No. 2/Director, Ayurved, Yog and Natural Medicine Unani Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) to take decision on the petitioners' pending representations in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of 08 weeks from receipt of the order; writ petitions disposed of accordingly. No monetary relief awarded at this stage.