1 2025:CGHC:54298 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 12511 of 2025 Naveen Kumar Patel S/o Late Budha Bhai Patel Aged About 64 Years Resident Of Od50, Cseb Colony Korba, District- Korba, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Limited, Through- Its Managing Director, Office At Vidyut Bhawan, Danganiya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Chief Engineer (HR) Danganiya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer (Generation) HTPS, CSPGCL, Korba West, District- Korba, Chhattisgarh, 4 - Dy. General Manager (F And A) II Chhattisgarh, State Power Generation Company Limited HTPS, CSPGCL, Korba West District- Korba, Chhattisgrh, 5 - Executive Engineer (Civil) S II DSPM, Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co. Ltd, Korba East, Chhattisgarh, ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Syed Mohammad Sohail Afzal, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. Mayank Chandrakar, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas Order on Board 07.11.2025 1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition to direct the respondents to release the entire withheld gratuity amount of Rs. 20,00,000/- to the petitioner along with interest at the rate of 10% per annum from 01.02.2024 till the date of actual payment and also to quash the recovery order dated 21.05.2025. BHUMIKA ANGARE Digitally signed by BHUMIKA ANGARE Date: 2025.11.10 10:51:12 +0530 2 2. Learned counsel for the State would submit that the grievance raised by the petitioner has already been redressed, as in pursuance of direction passed by this Court, the respondents have recalculated the panel rate and now it has reduced to the tune of Rs. 17,103/- in place of Rs. 42,729/- and the remaining amount will be deposited within 07 days, therefore, nothing is required to be adjudicated by this Court at this juncture. 3. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Narendra Kumar Vyas) Judge Bhumika