Pushpa Dhruw vs State Of Chhattisgarh
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Chattisgarh High Court

Pushpa Dhruw vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 27 June, 2025

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            HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

                              WPS No. 5791 of 2025

1 - Pushpa Dhruw W/o Manohar Dhruw Aged About 43 Years Working As Assistant
Teacher (L.B.) Government Primary School Barbandha, Block- Nagari, District-
Dhamtari                                                            (C.G.)

2 - Pratap Kumar Nishad S/o Madan Lal Nishad Aged About 51 Years Working As
Head Master Government Primary School Kantakurridih, Block- Nagari, District-
Dhamtari                                                              (C.G.)

3 - Devlal Sahu S/o Anjali Sahu Aged About 44 Years Working As Head Master
Government Primary School Oudhyogik Ward, Block- Dhamtari, District- Dhamtari
(C.G.)

4 - Khemlal Sahu S/o Maniram Sahu Aged About 51 Years Working As Assistant
Teacher Government Primary School Nayadih (Dargahan), Block- Nagari, District-
Dhamtari                                                              (C.G.)

5 - Rajesh Kumar Sahu S/o Ram Kumar Sahu Aged About 42 Years Working As
Assistant Teacher Government Primary School Siraud Khurd, Block- Nagari, District-
Dhamtari                                                                  (C.G.)

6 - Satish Kumar Kurre S/o Firtu Ram Kurre Aged About 56 Years Working As Head
Master Government Primary School Raipara A, Block- Nagari, District- Dhamtari
(C.G.)

7 - Shashi Dhruw W/o Itvari Ram Dhruw Aged About 47 Years Working As Head
Master Government Primary School Basikhai, Block- Nagari, District- Dhamtari (C.G.)

8 - Vinod Kumar Uike S/o Narad Ram Uike Aged About 45 Years Working As Head
Master, Government Primary School Kotarwahi, Block- Nagari, District- Dhamtari
(C.G.)

9 - Makhan Lal Goutam S/o Hirde Ram Goutam Aged About 44 Years Working As
Head Master, Government Primary School Hitali, Block- Nagari, District- Dhamtari
(C.G.)

10 - Shanta Ram Patel S/o Manohar Ram Patel Aged About 46 Years Working As
Assistant Teacher, Government Higher School Bagtarai, Block- Dhamtari, District-
Dhamtari                                                                (C.G.)

11 - Lokeshwar Sahu S/o Sant Ram Sahu Aged About 40 Years Working As Assistant
Teacher, Government Primary School Sarangpuri, Block- Dhamtari, District- Dhamtari
(C.G.)

12 - Khemraj Sahu S/o Hirde Ram Sahu Aged About 42 Years Working As Head
Master, Government Primary School Madamsilli, Block- Nagari, District- Dhamtari
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(C.G.)

13 - Tholeshwari Khare W/o Jaiprakash Aged About 37 Years Working As Head
Master, Government Primary School Barbandha, Block- Nagari, District- Dhamtari
(C.G.)

14 - Sunita Verma D/o Ramkripal Verma Aged About 45 Years Working As Teacher
(E), Government Middle School Sadar Road, Block- Arang, District- Raipur (C.G.)

15 - Jeevan Rekha Nishad W/o Rajseh Kumar Nishad Aged About 49 Years Working
As Assistant Teacher (L.B.), Government New Primary School Pond, Block-
Abhanpur,                 District-             Raipur                (C.G.)

16 - Rameshwari Dhruw D/o Rakesh Kumar Dhruw Aged About 41 Years Working As
Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School Dhusera, Block- Abhanpur, District-
Raipur                                                                  (C.G.)

17 - Sukhnandan Lal Dhruw S/o Kamata Prasad Dhruw Aged About 49 Years
Working As Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School Seoni, Block- Abhanpur,
District-                            Raipur                              (C.G.)

18 - Pawan Kumar Joshi S/o Maansharam Joshi Aged About 54 Years Working As
Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School Seoni, Block- Abhanpur, District-
Raipur                                                                (C.G.)

19 - Yasmin Bano Quraishi W/o Shakiruddin Quraishi Aged About 53 Years Working
As Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School Seoni, Block- Abhanpur, District-
Raipur                                                                   (C.G.)

20 - Suman Tiwari W/o Jaiprakash Tiwari Aged About 50 Years Working As Assistant
Teacher (L.B.), Government New Primary School Pond, Block- Abhanpur, District-
Raipur                                                                   (C.G.)

21 - Khuman Singh Dhruw S/o Shivnanadan Singh Dhruw Aged About 50 Years
Working As Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School Seoni, Block- Abhanpur,
District-                            Raipur                              (C.G.)

22 - Preeti Sahu W/o Hemant Kumar Sahu Aged About 37 Years Working As
Assistant Teacher (L.B.), Government Primary School Seoni, Block- Abhanpur,
District-                           Raipur                           (C.G.)

23 - Mohammed Tufail Qureshi W/o Abbas Mohammed Qureshi Aged About 44 Years
Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.), Government Primary School Seoni, Block-
Abhanpur,                 District-             Raipur                (C.G.)

24 - Ramkumari Dhruw W/o Dharam Singh Dhruw Aged About 45 Years Working As
Assistant Teacher (L.B.), Government Primary School Seoni, Block- Abhanpur,
District-                           Raipur                           (C.G.)

25 - Naresh Kumar Sahu S/o Poshu Ram Sahu Aged About 51 Years Working As
Assistant Teacher (L.B.), Government Primary School Kotarwahi, Block- Nagri,
District-                         Dhamtari                            (C.G.)

26 - Ghanshyam Minpal S/o Anand Ram Minpal Aged About 44 Years Working As
Assistant Teacher (L.B.), Government Primary School Siyadehi, Block- Nagri, District-
Dhamtari                                                                     (C.G.)
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27 - Basant Kumar Mouray S/o Sitaram Mouray Aged About 44 Years Working As
Teacher, Government Middle School Komhdakot, Block- Nagri, District- Dhamtari
(C.G.)

28 - Sarita Pandey W/o Himanshu Pandey Aged About 37 Years Working As Teacher
(L.B.), Government Middle School Kantakuridih, Block- Nagri, District- Dhamtari (C.G.)

29 - Chandra Prakash Sahu S/o Awadh Ram Sahu Aged About 50 Years Working As
Assistant Teacher (L.B.), Government Primary School Barkona, Block- Nagri, District-
Dhamtari                                                                    (C.G.)

30 - Itvari Ram Dhruw S/o Madhav Ram Dhruw Aged About 50 Years Working As
Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School Kantakurridih , Block- Nagri, District-
Dhamtari                                                                    (C.G.)

31 - Hemant Kumar S/o Trilochan Aged About 36 Years Working As Assistant
Teacher, R.L.S. Government Higher Secondary School Kurra, Block- Dhamtari,
District- Dhamtari (C.G.)
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petitioners(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Revenue And Civil District Raipur (C.G.)

2 - The Secretary Panchayat And Rural Development, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Revenue And Civil District- Raipur (C.G.)

3 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction Indrawari Bhawan Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

4 - The Commissioner Cum Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

5 - The Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

6 - The Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Dhamtari, District- Dhamtari (C.G.)

7 - The Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Arang, District- Raipur (C.G.)

8 - The Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

9 - The Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Nagari, District- Dhamtari, (C.G.)

10 - The District Education Officer Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

11 - The District Education Officer Dhamtari, District- Dhamtari (C.G.)

12 - The Block Education Officer Arang, District- Raipur (C.G.)

13 - The Block Education Officer Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) Wps 5791 of 2025

14 - The Block Education Officer Nagari, District- Dhamtari (C.G.) ...Respondents (Cause title is taken from the CIS)

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For petitioners                                        : Shri RK Verma, Advocate
For Respondents/State                                  : Ms Anuja Sharma, PL

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Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 27.06.2025

1. The claim of the petitioners in this petition is with regard to grant of

Kramonnati Vetanman/ Time Pay Scale.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that with regard to

award of the Time Pay Scale, some Circular has been issued by the

respondent/State. Apart from this, Division Bench of this Court in case of Smt

Sona Sahu Vs State of Chhattisgarh and others in WA-261 of 2023 has also

considered the identical issue. Petitioners are also entitled for the Kramonnati

Vetanman / Time Pay Scale. He further submits that at present this petition

may be disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to make a representation to

the competent authority in light of order passed by this Court in WA-261 of

2023.

3. Learned State counsel opposes the submissions made by learned

counsel for the petitioners.

4. Be that as it may, looking to the limited prayer made by the learned

counsel for petitioners, this petition, at this stage, is disposed of permitting the

petitioners to make representation raising all grounds as raised in this writ Wps 5791 of 2025

petition to the respondents concerned/ competent authority, annexing all

relevant documents, and judgment of this Court passed in WA-261 of 2023.

On such representation being made, it is expected that the respondents

concerned/competent authority shall consider the same in accordance with

law, considering the Circular(s) issued in this regard, in light of judgment of

this Court in WA-261 of 2023 within further period of four months from the date

of receipt of such representation.

5. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits

of this case, and it is for respondents concerned to consider the claim of

petitioners on its own merits.

6. With this observation, the writ petition stands disposed of.

Sd/-

(Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE padma