1 2026:CGHC:11409 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1396 of 2023 1 - Somaru Ram Bharti S/o Shri Dhanurjay Bharti Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Chomnaar, Ward Aamaguda, Block - Bakaawan, Distrcit - Bastar (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Chief Engineer, Rural Engineer Services, Bastar Region, District Bastar Chhattisgarh. 3 - Superintendnet Engineer, Rural Engineer Services, Bastar Region, District Bastar Chhattisgarh. 4 - Sub Divisional Officer, Rural Engineer Services, Sub - Division- Bhanupratap District Bastar, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :- Mr. Parth Kumar Jha, Advocate on behalf of Mr. T.K. Jha, Advocate For State :- Mr. Arpit Agrawal, P.L. VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SB-Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 10.03.2026 1. The petitioner has filed this Writ Petition seeking following reliefs:- “10.1 That, the Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to quash/set-aside the order dated 13- 01-2023 (Annexure P-1) passed by respondent No.2, in the interest of justice. 10.2 That the Hon'ble Court further pleased to grant such other relief(s) as may be deemed fit and proper in the interest of justice and fair play.” 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the parties submit that the issue involved in the present writ petition stands squarely covered by the judgment rendered by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court in WPS No. 6423 of 2010 (Prem Narayan Sengar vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others) decided on 27.07.2021. It is jointly prayed that the present writ petition may also be disposed of in terms of the observations and findings recorded therein. The relevant paragraphs of the said judgment are reproduced below:– “6. This Court in the matter of Rajkumar Gonekar (supra) held as under:- "3. In view of the above, this petition is allowed. Impugned order is set aside only on ground 3 of violation of principles justice, though with liberty respondent to afford opportunity of hearing and natural pass fresh order. 4. The petitioner for all legal and practical purposes shall be treated as having continued on the post of Dy. Director." 7. In that view of the matter, the instant writ petition is allowed in terms of paras-3 and 4 of the order passed in Rajkumar Gonekar (supra) and the impugned order dated 7.8.2010 (Annexure P-1) is hereby set aside. The matter is remitted to the respondent authority to pass afresh order after hearing the petitioner in terms of order passed in Rajkumar Gonekar (supra). No cost(s). ” 3. Since the grievance of the petitioner is identical to the one considered in WPS No. 6423 of 2010 (Prem Narayan Sengar vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others) decided on 27.07.2021, and the petitioner in the present case is also seeking the same relief, the writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of and in line with the aforesaid judgment. 4. No order as to cost(s). Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Vishakha