2026:CGHC:7883 Digitally NAFR VISHAKHAsigned by BEOHAR VISHAKHA BEOHAR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5594 of 2023

1 - Dr. Sunita Jain W/o Bhurchand Bansilal Jain Aged About 55 Years R/o, C/o B.C. Jain, C-248 Sector 6, Behind Saint Dhyaneshwar School, Vallabh Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Directorate Of Public Instruction, Raipur (C.G.) Through Its Director, Department Of School Education, Indrawati Bhavan Block - C, 1st Floor, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Mission Through Its Director 2nd Floor Ekikrit Shiksha Bhawan, Pension Bada, Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Rajya Madhyamik Shiksha Mission Through Its Director 2nd Floor Ekikrit Shiksha Bhawan, Pension Bada, Raipur (C.G.) 5 - State Council Of Education Research And Training Through Its Director Bti Ground, Shankar Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System)

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For Petitioner :- Mr. Vedant Shedangi, Advocate For State :- Mr. Hrishikesh Sharma, P.L.

For Respondent No. 4 :- Ms. Akanksha Jain, Advocate -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SB- Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad

Order On Board

12.02.2026

1. The present petition is preferred by the petitioner being aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondent authorities whereby even after submitting a representation, the arrears of the petitioner have not been paid till date for the services rendered in between the period from

2013 till 2020 while on deputation in the State of C.G.

2. The petitioner in the present writ petition has prayed for following reliefs:-

“10.1 This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to release the outstanding amount (deputation allowance) to the tune of Rs. 42,96,575 /- (Forty-Two Lakh Ninety- Six Thousand Five Hundred and Seventy-Five only) for the service provided by the petitioner while on deputation in the State of C.G. from the period 2013 till 2020. (The bifurcation/details of which is enclosed herein at Annexure P/9) along with the arrears & interest.

10.2 Any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper, may also be awarded to the petitioner including the cost of the petition.”

3. Facts of the case are that the petitioner was initially appointed and posted as Assistant Professor (Sociology) at Government University, Kirnapur, State of Madhya Pradesh, and was thereafter sent on deputation vide order dated 21.05.2013 to hold the post of Additional Managing Director, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Mission, Raipur (Chhattisgarh). Subsequently, vide letter dated 04.09.2014, the petitioner was relieved from the said post and posted as Deputy Director in the Directorate of Public Instruction, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), and thereafter, vide order dated 09.02.2016, was appointed as Additional Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Raipur (Chhattisgarh). During the period of deputation, it was communicated vide letter dated 20.10.2016 that the difference amount of salary increment from 05.09.2014 to 31.10.2015 had not been paid to the petitioner. On 07.02.2020, the petitioner was relieved from SCERT, Raipur, and her services were repatriated to her parent department, i.e., Government University, Kirnapur (M.P.), on the post of Assistant Professor. Thereafter, vide letter dated 14.08.2020, issued by the Additional Commissioner (Administration), Higher Education Department, Madhya Pradesh, the petitioner was granted the Senior Grade Pay Scale (4th Pay Band) w.e.f. 30.07.2010, which benefit was extended for the period prior to deputation; however, the petitioner was unlawfully deprived of the said 4th Pay Ba