1 / 5 2025:CGHC:18083 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2678 of 2025 1 - Dr. Devendra Kumar Ramteke S/o Late Prahalad Ramteke Aged About 57 Years R/o R.E.S. Colony 106, Khatelka Board, Badepara, District- Kanker, Chhattisgarh 2 - Dr. Pratap Singh Kurrey S/o Late Gyan Prasad Kurrey Aged About 61 Years R/o Village- Khisora, Akaltara, District-Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 3 - Dr. Jyoti Ekka, W/o Mr. Celestine Xaxa, Aged About 62 Years R/o Presently Posted As Medical Officer, District Hospital, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 4 - Dr. Bhanu Pratap Sai S/o Late Shri Adal Sai Aged About 60 Years R/o Presently Posted In Community Health Centre, Sarangarh, District- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh 5 - Dr. Gautam Kumar S/o Late Paras Ram Aged About 63 Years R/o Currently Posted In Community Health Centre, Geedam, District- Dantewada, Chhattisgarh 6 - Dr. Sushma Mahajan W/o Dr. Pramod Mahajan Aged About 58 Years R/o Behind Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Dayalband, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 7 - Dr. Romanuis Kerketta S/o Matias Kerketta Aged About 60 Years R/o Currently Posted- District Hospital Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 8 - Dr. Dongar Singh Deo S/o Late Jaduram Deo Aged About 62 Years R/o Currently Posted At Civil Hospital, Kurud, H I G 26, Housing Board Colony, Hatkeshwar, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh 9 - Dr. Brijnandan Bhanpuria S/o Late Shri Jawahar Bhanpuria Aged About 53 Years Presently Posted In Community Health Centre, Narayanpur, District- Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.04.22 18:33:43 +0530 2 / 5 10 - Dr. Manju Minj W/o Dr. Sishir Minj Aged About 58 Years R/o Near Shanti Bhawan Chruch, Raigarh Road, Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 11 - Dr. Kiranti Kujur W/o Dr. P.C. Kujur Aged About 58 Years R/o Currently Posted In Community Health Centre, Kunkuri Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 12 - Dr. Phul Singh Patel S/o Late G.R. Patel Aged About 66 Years R/o Currently Posted In Primary Health Centre, Kond Tarai, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 13 - Dr. Lalita Toppo W/o Mauris Toppo Aged About 56 Years R/o Currently Postedat Community Health Centre, Akaltara, District- Janjgir- Champa Chhattisgarh. 14 - Dr. Smt. Asrita Kachhap W/o Satish Chandra Minj Aged About 62 Years R/o Ward No. 11, Patpariya, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 15 - Dr. Jemma Silwanti Lakra W/o Shri John Lakra Aged About 58 Years R/o Ganga Nagar, Sector 2, Near Shiv Mandir, Mangla, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 16 - Dr. Chhagan Lal Garve S/o Late Shri Sitaram Garve Aged About 60 Years R/o Currently Posted At Primary Health Centre, Mawalibhata, Tehsil- Tokapal, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh 17 - Dr. Mantu Ram Kashyap S/o Late Manglu Ram Aged About 59 Years R/o Currently Posted At Primary Health Centre, Titirgaon, Block And Tehsil Jagdalpur, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh 18 - Dr. Hiralal Thakur S/o Shri C.R. Thakur Aged About 62 Years R/o Currently Posted At Community Health Centre, Bhanupratappur, District- Uttar Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh 19 - Dr. Krishna Kumar Nag S/o Late Shri K.B.L. Nag Aged About 58 Years R/o Currently Posted At Division Joint Director, District- Baster, Division- Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh 20 - Dr. Anuj Ram Banjare S/o Late G.P. Banjare Aged About 64 Years R/o Working As A Medical Officer, Community Health Centre, Pathariya, District- Mungeli, Chhattisgarh 21 - Dr. Martin Nikunj S/o Late Shri Johan Lal Nikunj Aged About 62 Years R/o Working At Community Health Centre, Sitapur, Dist- Surguja, 3 / 5 Chhattisgarh 22 - Dr. Rajesh Bhajgawli S/o Late Shri D.B. Bhajgawali Aged About 59 Years Working At Dist. Hospital, Ambikapur, R/o Near Old Water Tank, Nmanakala, Ambikapur, Dist- Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 23 - Dr. Smt. Kiran Bhajgawali W/o Dr. Rajesh Bhajgawali Aged About 58 Years Working At Dist. Hospital, Ambikapur, R/o Near Old Water Tank, Nmanakala, Ambikapur, Dist- Surguja, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Represented By The Secretary, Department of Health And Family Welfare, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Under Secretary, Department of Health And Family Welfare, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Commissioner, Director of Health Services, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Harsh Dave, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Kalpesh Ruparel, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 22/04/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners, who are the Doctors posted at different health centers in Chhattisgarh, seeking a direction towards the respondent authorities for grant of family pension and all the other consequential benefits. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submit that the respondents/State are not providing the pensionary benefits to the petitioners. He submits that while deciding the writ petition bearing WPS No.1592/2017, this Court has quashed the impugned order 4 / 5 dated 04/11/2016, so far as conditions No. 1 & 2 thereof are concerned whereby the petitioner and other similarly situated persons have been denied the right to pension and treat them as regularized employee only from the date of 04/11/2016 rather than from the date of their initial date of appointment. He further pleads that this petition be disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioners in accordance with the decision rendered by this Court in WPS No.1592/2017. He further submits that this Court may grant permission to the petitioners to approach the respondent No.1 by submitting a detailed representation by raising all his grounds regarding the family pension, arrears and other consequential benefits. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the State would submit that it is not in dispute that the issue involved in the present writ petition has been decided in WPS No.1592/2017 which was filed by the other similarly situated persons. He further submits that if the petitioners will submit a representation, the same will be considered in accordance with law as well the direction given by this Court in WPS No.1592/2017 and necessary order will be passed after due verification of the present status of the petitioners, within the stipulated period. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents. 5. Looking to the submission made by learned counsel for the parties, considering the order dated 23/01/2024 passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in WPS No.1592/2017 and the 5 / 5 fact that the petitioners have not approached the concerned authority till date, it will be appropriate to direct the petitioners to approach the respondent authority by submitting a fresh representation within a period of 20 days. In case of filing of such representation, the respondent authorities are directed to consider the case of the petitioners and pass necessary orders in accordance with law as well the decision passed by this Court in WPS No.1592/2017, within a period of 60 days from the date of filing of such representation by the petitioner. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the instant writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Amardeep