1 / 2 2026:CGHC:6716 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1445 of 2026 • Rahul Baghel S/o Late Shri Moti Lal Baghel Aged About 33 Years Resident Of Village Pendari, Tahsil Sakri, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Forest, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) 2. Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest Aranya Bhawan, Sector- 19, North Block, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur (C.G.) 3. Chief Conservator Of Forest Bilaspur Circle, District Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) 4. Divisional Forest Officer Kanon Pendari Forest Division, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5. Operator Achanakmarg-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve, Koni Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Ritesh Verma, Advocate For Respondent-State : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Dy. Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 06/02/2026 1. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that mother of petitioner late Smt. Mongra Bai Baghel while working as daily wager employee at Kanan Pendari, Bilaspur within the respondents/State authorities died in harness on 15.11.2018. Petitioner thereafter had made an oral request for grant of ex- gratia amount, however, it was not considered and thereafter, petitioner submitted representation to Respondents No. 3 & 4, which till date is pending consideration. He contended that claim of petitioner is based on the circular issued by the State Government on 23.02.2019 bearing No.F-7-1/2019/1-3, wherein Clause -17 of the circular specifically provides for grant of lump sum PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 2 amount of Rs.1,00,000/- as compassionate ex-gratia amount. He submits that direction be issued to Respondents No. 3 & 4 to take decision on the claim of petitioner at the earliest within specified time frame. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioner is not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to the concerend authority to take decision on the pending representation, she is having no objection. 3. At this stage, learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner may be permitted to submit fresh representation raising all the grounds as raised in the writ petition before Respondents No. 3 & 4 as also the Director, Achanakmar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve, Koni Bilaspur. 4. On due consideration on the submission of learned counsel for respective parties, this writ petition is disposed of permitting petitioner to submit fresh representation before Respondents No. 3 & 4 and Director, Achanakmar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve, Koni Bilaspur and in the event, petitioner submits such representation, concerned authorities shall consider and take decision on the claim of petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within further period of 08 weeks from the date of receipt of representation and this order. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE