1 2025:CGHC:51199 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 11857 of 2025 1 - Mahetaru Ram Sahu S/o Leelaram Sahu Aged About 73 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Subhash Nagar, Ward No.25, Mahasamund Tehsil And District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 2 - Lalaram Nishad S/o Late Ghasiram Nishad Aged About 63 Years Retired Truck Driver, R/o Bagbahara, Tehsil And District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 3 - Nakul Ram Lohar S/o Kartik Lohar Aged About 64 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village, Khairjhiti, Tehsil And District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 4 - Tijau Ram Gond S/o Dev Singh Gond Aged About 63 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village, Khairjhiti, Tehsil And District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 5 - Smt. Devki Bai Sahu W/o Late Loknath Sahu Aged About 58 Years R/o Ekta Chowk, Ward No,10. District- Mahasamund (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary. Water Resource Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department Raipur District- Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godawari Kachhar, Water Resource Department Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Division Mahasamund District- Mahasamund (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 11985 of 2025 1 - Tilak Ram S/o Narayan Aged About 75 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Pangari, Post- Ambagarh Chowki, District- Mohla- Manpur- Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 2 - Madan Lal S/o Buddhu Ram Aged About 72 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village- Pangari, Post- Ambagarh Chowki District- Mohla- Manpur-Ambagarh -Chowki (C.G.) 3 - Smt. Ranjana Bai Wife Of Late Sakharam Aged About 58 Years R/o Village- Kodikasa Post- Goplinchua, Tehsil Ambagarh Chowki, District- Mohala-Manpur-Ambagarh-Chowki (C.G.) 4 - Mangal Singh S/o Jhagaru Ram Mandabi Aged About 64 Years Retied Labour R/o Village And Post- Bhagwantola, District- Mohla-Manpur- Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) ARUN KUMAR DEWANGAN Digitally signed by ARUN KUMAR DEWANGAN Date: 2025.10.15 10:37:44 +0530 2 Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary Public Work Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Work Department Shivnath Bhawan North Block- Sector-19, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department Durg, Circle Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department Mandal Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department Bha/road Division Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 6 - Senior District Treasury Officer Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 11892 of 2025 1 - Lal Prasad S/o Bishvnath Ram, Aged About 76 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Village Sipurihapara, Kalkalo, District Surguja (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Water Resource Department, Shivnath Mandal, North Block, Sector-19 Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Hasdev Ganga Kachhar, Water Resource Department Ambikapur District Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division No. 1, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 11879 of 2025 1 - Gulab Sahu S/o Late Bodhiram Sahu Aged About 65 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Bhoring, Tehsil And District Mahasamund (C.G.) 2 - Madho Ram Sahu S/o Khoju Ram Sahu Aged About 63 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Bhoring, Tehsil And District Mahasamund (C.G.) 3 - Prahlad Rawat (Yadav) S/o Ram Nihal Aged About 63 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Kauapur, Tehsil And District Mahasamund (C.G.) 4 - Rewa Ram Sahu S/o Leelaram Sahu Aged About 63 Years Retired Operator, R/o Village Subhash Nagar Mahasamund, Tehsil And District Mahasamund (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department Raipur District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 3 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godawari Kachhar, Water Resource Department Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Division Mahasamund District Mahasamund (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) and WPS No. 11885 of 2025 1 - Lav Kumar Chouhan S/o Tungan Lal Aged About 62 Years Retired Time Keeper, R/o Village Jalso, Tehsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department, Shivnath Mandal, North Block, Sector-19 Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdev Kachhar, Water Resource Department Bilaspur, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer Kharang Water Resource Division Bilaspur, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate. For State : Mr. Keshav Prasad Gupta, Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas Order on Board 14/10 /2025 1. The issue involved in these writ petitions has already been decided by this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh [WPS No. 3870 of 2021 (decided on 30.09.2022]. 2. In view of the above, the instant writ petitions also deserve to be disposed of in terms of the judgment passed by this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel (supra). 3. Accordingly, all the writ petitions stand disposed of. Sd/- (Narendra Kumar Vyas) Judge Arun