2026:CGHC:5498 Digitally signed YOGESH by YOGESH TIWARI T D I a W te A : R 2 I 026.02.02 NAFR

14:04:52 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2631 of 2023 V. Harihar Prasad Rao S/o Late Shri V. Gopal Rao, presently Aged About 66 Years Retired Senior Assistant, R/o Qtr. No. 11/8, Shri Nagar, Khamtarai, Near Hotel Paradise, Post WRS, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. --- Petitioner Versus

1 - Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited Through Its Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited, First Floor, Udyog Bhawan, Ring Road No. 1, Talibandha, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2 - Deputy Manager Accounts And Salary, CSIDC Head Quarter, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

3 - Joint Director Chhattisgarh State Audit, Block-1, Second Floor, Indrawati Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

--- Respondents WPS No. 2649 of 2023 Hriday Prakash Mishra S/o Shri Bhagwati Prasad Mishra, presently Aged About 66 Years, Retired Senior Assistant, R/o Qtr. No. 69/1085, Behind Shitla Mata Mandir, Danganiya Raipur Post Sunder Nagar, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner Versus

1 - Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited Through Its Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited, First Floor, Udyog Bhawan, Ring Road No.1 Talibandha, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2 - Deputy Manager Accounts and Salary, CSIDC Head Quarter, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3 - Joint Director Chhattisgarh State Audit, Block 1, Second Floor, Indrawati Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. K.R. Nair, Advocate For Respondent No.3 : Mr. Hariom Rai, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Amitendra Kishore Prasad, Judge

Order on Board

31.01.2026

1. Since a similar issue has been challenged in both the petitions, they were clubbed together, heard analogously, and are being disposed of by this common order.

2. In both the writ petitions, i.e. WPS No.2631/2023 and WPS No.2649/2023, the petitioners have prayed for following reliefs:-

“10.1. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant of the benefit of second time pay scale to the petitioner after completion of 16 years of service and the consequential benefits thereon as per the circular dated 28.04.2008.

10.2. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to consider the representations of the petitioner as per the circular dated

28.04.2008.

10.3. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief as it may deems fit and appropriate.”

3. Brief facts of the cases are that the petitioners were initially appointed on clerical posts in the year 1984–85 and were subsequently promoted to the post of Senior Assistant vide order dated 06.07.1996. In pursuance of the circular dated 28.04.2008 issued by the Finance Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, the petitioners were granted the first time pay scale vide order dated 26.12.2008 with effect from 01.04.2006, on completion of

10 years of service in the same post.

4. As per the said circular, a Government employee is entitled to the second time pay scale on completion of 16 years of service in the same post. Since the petitioners continued to work on the post of Senior Assistant without any further promotion, they became entitled to the second time pay scale with effect from 05.07.2012. The petitioners made repeated representations to the competent authority for grant of the second time pay scale, however, no action was taken. Even after their retirement on attaining the age of superannuation in the year 2017 and 2018 respectively, their claim for grant of second time pay scale has not been considered, compelling them to file the present writ petitions.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the action and inaction on the part of the res