1 2026:CGHC:17952 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 12623 of 2025 1. Pradeep Kumar Dewangan S/o Shri Mahabeer Prasad Dewangan Aged About 34 Years Currently Posted As Farm Manager At Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Singarbhat, Kanker, District - Kanker Chhattisgarh 2. Kamal Kant Lodhi S/o Ganpat Ram Lodhi Aged About 36 Years Currently Posted As Farm Manager At Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bhalesar, Mahasamund, District Mahasamund (CG) ... Petitioners versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Agriculture, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2. Indian Council For Agricultural Research Through Its Secretary, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi 110001 3. Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Through Its Vice Chancellor, Krishak Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4. Registrar Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Krishak Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner :Mr. Amrito Das, Advocate For Respondent No.1 :Mr. Aditya Tiwari, Panel Lawyer For Respondent No.2 :Mr. Jitendra Nath Nande, Advocate For Respondent No.3 & 4 Mr. Sangharsh Pandey, Advocate SYED ROSHAN ZAMIR ALI Digitally signed by SYED ROSHAN ZAMIR ALI Date: 2026.04.22 12:08:01 +0530 2 S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order On Board 20/04/2026 1. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that issue with regard to employees of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) and their status is pending consideration in another writ petition bearing WPS No.3288/2025. 2. Learned counsel for respondent No.3 and 4 would submit that salary of employees like petitioners is being paid from the funds sanctioned by respondent No.2. Vide office order dated 6.11.2024, respondent No.2 had issued direction that salary for the purpose of study leave be not paid to the employees from the funds sanctioned/granted by respondent No.2. 3. Considering that the issue with respect to status of employees like petitioners is pending consideration in a batch of writ petitions, lead case being WPS No.3288/2025, this Court finds it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition at this stage reserving liberty with the petitioners to repeat their prayer at appropriate stage or after disposal of pending writ petitions. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to repeat their prayer at appropriate stage or after disposal of writ petitions pending consideration, if their grievance still subsists. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge roshan/-