1 2025:CGHC:38535 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3087 of 2023 1 - Dr. P. S. Chowdhary S/o Late Shri G.M. Chowdhary, Aged About 69 Years R/o An 65, Aashiyana, Agyeya Nagar, Bilaspur, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Dilip Kumar Tiwari S/o Late S. R. Tiwari, Aged About 67 Years R/o F8 New Sales Tax Colony, Shankar Nagar, Raipur Chhattisgarh - 492001 3 - Dr. (Smt.) Swapan Chakravarty D/o Late S. L. Mazumdar, Aged About 70 Years R/o Bhatkhande Sangeet Mahavidya, Tikrapara, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 4 - Dr. J. P. Dubey S/o Late D.D. Dubey Aged About 73 Years R/o Dipupara Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 5 - Dr. Iqbal Ahmad S/o Late Khursid Ahmad, Aged About 74 Years R/o Imlipara, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 6 - Vedula Umashankar Rao, S/o Late V. Prabhakar Rao, Aged About 68 Years R/o Parvati Niwas, Yuva Vivekanand Mondal, Shivaji Marg, Tikrapara Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 7 - Dr. S. N. Agrawal S/o Late B. L. Agrawal, Aged About 73 Years R/o Kranti Nagar, Near Jain Mandir, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 8 - Dr. B. A. Mishra S/o Late A. P. Mishra, Aged About 74 Years R/o Near Mama Bhanja Talab, Tikrapara Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 9 - Vikas Dongaokar S/o Late Ganpatrao Dongaonkar, Aged About 23 Years R/o C 23, Ajka Avenue Township Near Uslapur Railway, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. YOGESH TIWARI Digitally signed by YOGESH TIWARI Date: 2025.08.04 18:50:26 +0530 2 10 - S. Srinivasa Rao S/o Late H. S. Madhava Rao, Aged About 68 Years R/o Duttas House, Mannu Chowk, Tikrapara Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 11 - C. P. Goswami S/o Late J. P. Goswami, Aged About 73 Years R/o Ravi Heights, Gopal Marg, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 12 - Dr. M. L. Chandrakar S/o Late J. N. Chandrakar, Aged About 65 Years R/o 24/683 Lane No. 1, Bhartiya Nagar, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 13 - Dr. Surendra Singh Khanuja S/o Late Harbans Singh Khanuja Aged About 68 Years R/o Har Prakash, D-444/5 Tagore Nagar, Raipur Chhttisgarh-492001 14 - Dr. (Smt. ) Veenapani Dubey W/o Dinesh Kumar Dubey, Aged About 66 Years R/o 16/290, Near Shvi Mandir, Vidya Nagar, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 15 - Suresh Prasad Chaturvedi S/o Late Harihar Prasad Chaturvedi, Aged About 64 Years R/o Near Teen Darshan Mandir Road, Number 18, Ward-19 Nehru Chowk Phase No. -1 Bhilai, Post Supela, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 16 - Churaman Ram Sao, S/o Late Kaushal Ram Aged About 72 Years R/o S N-3, Ward-4, Khursipaar Bhilai Durg Chhattisgarh. 17 - Kaushal Kumar Sahu, S/o Sri Ram Bhajan Sahu, Aged About 63 Years R/o Sirsa Road Tata Line Gali No. -3, Ward No. -8, Kohka Bhilai District Durg Chhattisgarh. 18 - Hareshwar Singh Baghel S/o Shri Danpal Singh Baghe, Aged About 68 Years R/o 51, Hanuman Nagar, Titurdih Durg Chhattisgarh. 19 - Ashwini Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Hirdai Ram Sahu, Aged About 63 Years R/o Gram Khamhariya, Post Jevra Sirsa, Ward No. -1, Junvani, Durg Chhhattisgarh. 20 - Ram Sevak Thakur S/o Late Neel Kamal Thakur Aged About 62 Years R/o Katulbod Mukhya Chowk, Junwani Road, Ward No. 60 Durg C.G. 21 - Smt. Pushpa Devi Dubey W/o Shri Bhaiya Ram Dubey Aged About 72 Years No. -1b, Sadak No. -15, Sector-7, Bhilainagar, Durg Chhattisgarh. 3 22 - Smt. P. Uma, W/o Shri S. Pattabhirama, Aged About 64 Years R/o Quarter No. -9b, Sadak No. -15, Sector-5, Bhilainagar, Durg Chhattisgarh. 23 - Shesh Narayan Sahu S/o Late Jhaggar Sahu, Aged About 63 Years R/o Ngram Matrodih, Post Khepni, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 24 - Ram Kumar Sharma S/o Sri R. G. Sharma Aged About 66 Years R/o Ward No. -33, In Front Of Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandiar Brahmanpara Durg Chhattisgarh. 25 - Jagannath Prasad Daharia Ss/o Late Jiyaram Daharia Aged About 68 Years R/o Ward No. 59, Katulbord, Post S.F. Line, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 26 - Sanjay Gijare S/o Late Vasant Gijare, Aged About 72 Years R/o L.I.G.-9 Sector -1, Swaralaya, Shankar Nagar, Raipur Chhattisgarh. 27 - Dr. Jagmohan Agrawal S/o Late D. N. Agrawal, Aged About 73 Years R/o Purani Basti Kayastapara Chowk, Raipur Chhattisgarh. 28 - Rajendra Kumar Jain S/o Late Uttam Chand Jain Aged About 68 Years R/o Near Bharat Gas Godam, Panchpedinaka, Laxmi Nagar, In Front Of Damini Buty Parlor, Indide Of Arihant Fabrics, Raipur Chhattisgarh – 492001. 29 - Venimadhaw Sharma S/o Late R. D. Sharma, Aged About 67 Years R/o Dd Nagar, Quarter No. 385, Sector-2, Near Gol Chowk Raipur Chhattisgarh. 30 - Sukh Sagar Sahu S/o Late Firtu Sahu, Aged About 62 Years R/o Subhash Nagar, Kukripara, Opposite Mazar, Raipur Chhattisgarh. 31 - Ku. Niti Das D/o Late Anil Kumar Das, Aged About 70 Years R/o 37/703, Tikrapara, Chhota R.D.A. Colony, Raipur Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Finace And Planning Department, Of Finance And Planning Department, Capital Complex, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. Pin- 492002. 4 2 - Joint Director (Finance) Office Of The Commissioner, Higher Education Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. Pin 492002. ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. D.D. Yadav, Advocate on behalf of Mr. J.K. Gupta, Advocate For State-Respondents : Mr. Ankur Kashyap, Dy. G.A. Hon’ble Shri Amitendra Kishore Prasad, Judge Order on Board 04.08.2025 1 Heard Mr. D.D. Yadav, Advocate on behalf of Mr. J.K. Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. Ankur Kashyap, learned Deputy Government Advocate, appearing for the State/respondents. 2 The writ petition has been filed by the petitioners with the following prayers:- “10.1 That the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for the entire records pertaining to the case of the petitioners. 10.2 That, Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to enhance the Dearness Allowances from the year 2017. 10.3 That, Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to award the cost of the petition to the petitioner as he was made to suffer 5 because of inordinate delay and arhitrary action on the part of respondent authorities in non-granting Dearness Allowances from 2017. 10.4 Any other relief/relief's which the Hon'ble Cuurt may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may also kindly be granted.” 3 Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he may be permitted to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to file afresh, if occasion arises. 4 Learned counsel appearing for the respondents having no objection. 5 Prayer appears to be fair and reasonable. 6 Accordingly, instant writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with aforesaid liberty granted in favour of the petitioners. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Yogesh