1 2025:CGHC:48017 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3681 of 2023 1 - Ramgoverdhan Sahu S/o Late Hirau Aged About 69 Years R/o Village Partewa, Post Devri, District Gariyaband (C.G.) 2 - Ramhari Sahu S/o Late Punitram Sahu Aged About 69 Years R/o Village Sahaspur, Post Loharsing, Tahsil Rajim, District Gariyaband (C.G.) 3 - Parasram Sahu S/o Late Nandlal Sahu Aged About 69 Years R/o Village Jenjra, Post Sursabandha, Tahsil Rajim, District Gariyaband (C.G.) 4 - Santuram Dhimar S/o Late Mannu Ram Dhimar Aged About 66 Years R/o Village Partewa, Post Devri, Tahsil Rajim, District Gariyaband (C.G.) 5 - Jagdish Verma S/o Late Chhabiram Verma Aged About 66 Years R/o Village Partewa, Post Devri, Tahsil Rajim, District Gariyaband (C.G.) 6 - Balduram Sahu S/o Late Premlal Sahu Aged About 70 Years R/o Village Pod, Tahsil Rajim, District Gariyaband (C.G.) 7 - Toran Singh Sahu S/o Late Lalaram Aged About 71 Years R/o Village Roba, Post Fingeshwar, Tahsil Rajim, District Gariyaband (C.G.) VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR 2 8 - Jayram Sahu S/o Late Lalaram Sahu Aged About 71 Years R/o Village Roba, Post Fingeshwar, Tahsil Rajim, District Gariyaband (C.G.) 9 - Tijau Ram S/o Late Rambharosa Sahu Aged About 72 Years R/o Village Roba, Post Fingeshwar, Tahsil Rajim, District Gariyaband (C.G.) 10 - Smt. Ramkali W/o Keshavram Sahu Aged About 65 Years R/o Village Purena, Post Fingeshwar, Tahsil Rajim, District Gariyaband (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Executive Engineer Water Resources Department, Division Gariyaband, District Gariyaband (C.G.) 3 - The Sub Divisional Officer Water Resources Division, Sub Division, Panduka, District Gariyaband (C.G.) 4 - Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :- Ms. Deeksha Jaiswal, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Goutam Khetarpal, Advocate For State :- Mr. Devesh G. Kela, P.L. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SB- Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order On Board 18.09.2025 3 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present case is squarely covered by the decision rendered by this Court in Writ Petition (S) No.2613 of 2023 (Likhan Ram Sahu and others vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.) decided on 20.04.2023. It is submitted that the controversy involved in the present petition is identical, and therefore, this petition may also be disposed of in light of the said judgment. 2. Learned State counsel does not dispute the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner and fairly submits that if the facts are identical, the same relief may be extended to the petitioner herein as well. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record of the case. 4. From the perusal of the record, it appears that the issue raised in this petition is similar to the one adjudicated in Writ Petition (S) No.2613 of 2023 (Likhan Ram Sahu). This Court in the said case has already taken a view on the issue involved. 5. Accordingly, without commenting upon the merits of the case, this petition is disposed of in light of the judgment passed in Writ Petition (S) No.2613 of 2023 (Likhan Ram Sahu and others vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.), with a direction to the respondents to consider and pass appropriate orders in the case of the petitioner, if the case is covered by the aforesaid judgment, 4 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Vishakha