1 2025:CGHC:1448 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5596 of 2017 • Sanjay Pathak S/o Late Shri R. P. Pathak Aged About 46 Years Occupation Service, Presently Posted And Working As Executive Engineer (E & M), Water Resources Department, Posted At E & M , L. M. T. W. And Gate Division, Sakri, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. R/o Near Deshbandhu Press, Indu Chowk, Jarhabhata, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mahanadi Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Post Office And Police Station Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2. Engineer-In-Chief, Water Resources Department, Chhattisgarh Sihawa Bhawan, Civil Lines, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3. Raj Kumar Ghritlahare, Assistant Engineer E & M, Water Resources Department, Presently Working As Executive Engineer, (E. & M.) , L. M. T. W. And Gate Division, Durg, District Durg, Chhattisgarh --- Respondents And WPS No. 5864 of 2017 • Sanjay Pathak S/o Late Shri R.P. Pathak, Aged About 46 Years Occupation Service, Presently Posted And Working As Executive Engineer (E & M), Water Resources Department, Posted As E & M, L.M.T.W. And Gate Division, Sakri, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, R/o Near Deshbandhu Press, Indu Chowk, Jarhabhata, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mahanadi Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Post Office And Police Station Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2. Engineer-In-Chief, Water Resources Department, Chhattisgarh, Sihawa Bhawan, Civil Lines, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh Digitally signed by RAMESH KUMAR VATTI 2 3. Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission, Through The Secretary, Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission, Shankar Nagar Road, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4. Rajkumar Ghritlahare, Assistant Engineer (E & M), Water Resources Department, Presently Working As Executive Engineer (E & M), L.M.T.W. And Gate Division, Durg, District Durg, Chhattisgarh, --- Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Malay Shrivastava, Advocate For State : Mr. Rajeev Bharat, Government Advocate For Respondent No. 3 in WPS No. 5596/2017 & For Respondent No. 4 in WPS No. 5864/2017 : Ms. Priyanka Rai, Advocate holding the brief of Mr. Shashank Thakur, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 09/01/2025 1. At the very outset, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that by efflux of time, the above petitions have become infructuous, therefore, these petition may be dismissed being rendered infructuous. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the respective respondents have no objection. 3. Recording the statement made by Mr. Malay Shrivastava, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, these petitions are dismissed being rendered infructuous. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge vatti