2026:CGHC:12368 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 13986 of 2025 Rajendra Singh Gandhi S/o Late Barkatsingh Gandhi Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Pamgarh, Main Road District- Janjgir- Champa (C.G.)

... Petitioner versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Urban Administration ALFIZA BAIG Department Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG D 20 a 2 te 6 : .03.18 (Chhattisgarh)

18:03:09 +0530

2 - The Director Directorate Of Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.)

3 - Chief Municipal Officer Nagar Panchayat, Kharod District- Jangir -

Champa (C.G.)

... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. K.P. S. Gandhi, Advocate For State : Mrs. Apoorva Nigam, Panel lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge

Order on Board

16.03.2026

1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following writ petition:-

“1. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to release the arrears of 7^th Pay Commission due to the petitioner for the period 01.01.2016 to 30.06.2018 as per Government Order dated 06.10.2018, within a time bound manner; 2. Direct the respondents to pay interest @ 12% per annum on the delayed payment from the date of accrual till the actual date of payment;

3. Grant any other relief(s) as may be deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, including cost of litigation.”

2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is entitled for benefit of 7^th Pay Scale, however, petitioner during period of service was not paid the said pay scale, therefore, petitioner has submitted representation before respondent no. 3 for making payment of his retirement dues calculating it with 7^th Pay Scale, which is pending consideration and, therefore, direction be issued to respondent no. 3 to consider and take decision on pending representation at the earliest, within specified time frame.

3. Learned counsel for State submits that she is not representing for respondent no. 3.

4. On due consideration of submission made by learned counsel for respective parties, nature of grievance and particularly, the representation submitted by petitioner before respondent no. 3 which is still pending consideration, I find it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition at this stage, directing respondent no. 3 to consider and take decision on pending representation Annexuer P-3 dated 19.05.2020, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of four months from the date of receipt of representation.

5. Petitioner is also permitted to submit fresh comprehensive representation and in the event petitioner submit such representation, it shall also be considered along with the pending representation, in accordance with the law as observed above.

6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition is disposed of.

Certified copy as per rules. sd/-

(Parth Prateem Sahu)

Judge Alfiza