1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8617 of 2023 1 - Santlal Sahu S/o Shri Bhajan Lal Sahu Aged About 64 Years Occupation - Retired Assistant Internal Audit And Taxation Officer, Janpad Panchayat Basna, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - The State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Panchayat And Rural Development Department Capital Complex Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar New Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - The Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Sector-19, North Block, Vikas Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Principal Accountant General (Audit) Zero Point, Baloda Bazar Road, Post Vidhan Sabha, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Chief Executive Officer Jila Panchayat Mahasamund, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 5 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Basna, P.S. Basna, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :- Mr. Sunil Sahu, Advocate VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR 2 For State :- Mr. Devesh G. Kela, P.L. For Respondent No. 3 :- Mr. Abhishek Singh, Advocate on behalf of Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SB- Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order On Board 19.09.2025 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. 8638 of 2023 (Jailal Sao vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), decided on 15.09.2025. 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 W.P.(S) No. 8638 of 2023 (Jailal Sao). This Court in the said case has already taken a view on the issue involved. 3 5. Accordingly, without commenting upon the merits of the case, this petition is disposed of in light of the judgment passed in W.P.(S) No. 8638 of 2023 (Jailal Sao vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), 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, 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