1 2025:CGHC:40640 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6744 of 2019 1 - Manbodhiram Sahu S/o Shri Kartikram Sahu Aged About 63 Years Retired Hand Pump Technician, Public Health Engineering Department R/o Ballar Road, Kasdol, District Balodabazar, Chhattisgarh. --- Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Director Treasury, Accounts And Audit Department, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Executive Engineer Chhattisgarh Public Health Engineering Department, Balodabazar, District Balodabazar, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents WPS No. 6759 of 2019 1 - Kalanath Verma S/o Late Shri Vikram Verma Aged About 63 Years Retired Store Clerk, Public Health Engineering Department R/o Indira Colony, Ward No. 3, Kasdol Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner AYUSHI SINGH Digitally signed by AYUSHI SINGH Date: 2025.08.12 17:39:16 +0530 2 Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Director, Treasury, Accounts And Audit Department, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Executive Engineer, C.G. Public Health Engineering Department, Balodabazar District Balodabazar, Chhattisgarh --- Respondents For Petitioners : None For Respondent/State : Mr. Rajeev Bharat, G.A. (Hon’ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Order on Board 12/08/2025 1. At the very outset, learned State counsel submits that relief sought for by the petitioners, in both the writ petitions, is counting of their service period as daily wager for the purpose of pension. He further submits that similar issue is pending consideration before the Hon’ble Apex Court in Special Leave Petition (CIVIL) Diary No. 9859 of 2023. He next submits that various other petitions for alike relief have been disposed of, on the ground that, decision of writ petitions pending before the Hon’ble Apex Court shall govern the fate of petitions involving similar issue. He further submits that relief sought for by the petitioners in the instant petitions may also be considered as per the consequences of the order passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in aforesaid SLP. 2. Considered the submission made by learned counsel for State and 3 also since despite repeated calls, no one turned up for the petitioners, in this circumstance, this Court is left with no other option except to dismiss the instant writ petitions for want of prosecution. 3. Accordingly, the instant writ petitions are dismissed for want of prosecution. SD/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) JUDGE Ayushi AYUSHI SINGH Digitally signed by AYUSHI SINGH Date: 2025.08.12 17:39:54 +0530