Authority: High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur
Order Date: 1 July 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Petitioners – Ramesh Kumar Rawat, Ishwar Prasad Patel, Raju Ratre, Minketan Das Bairagi, Dukalu Prasad Sidar (all peons employed in government schools of Raigarh district). Respondents – State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, School Education Department, Raipur; Director, Public Education Institute, Raipur; District Education Officer, Raigarh; Joint Director, Treasury Account and Pension Division, Bilaspur.
- Nature of Proceedings: Five writ petitions (WPS Nos. 5391, 5467, 5355, 5492, 5380 of 2021) filed seeking inclusion of past service rendered before regularisation for pension calculation purposes, invoking Rule 6(3) of the Pension Rules 1976.
- Background: Petitioners were initially appointed as daily‑wage employees and later regularised. They contended that their prior service should be counted towards pension benefits. A single bench and subsequently a division bench of this Court had ruled in their favour, but the State filed SLP (Civil) No. 8677‑8678/2023 before the Supreme Court, which stayed those orders.
- Observations: The Court observed that the issue is presently pending before the Supreme Court and there is no justification to keep the writ petitions pending in this Court.
Final Outcome
- The High Court disposes all five writ petitions, directing that the Supreme Court judgment in SLP (C) No. 8677‑8678/2023 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the facts and circumstances of each petitioner’s case.
- If the Supreme Court ultimately decides in favour of the petitioners, the respondents are directed to extend the additional pension benefit without any further delay.
- Petitioners are at liberty to file fresh petitions should their grievance persist after the Supreme Court’s decision.
Topics: Pension, Judicial Order, State Employees