1 2026:CGHC:23286 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5416 of 2022 1 - Aasha Ram Sahu S/o Late Guhan Sahu Aged About 69 Years R/o Village And Post Bana, Thana Kharora, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Suklal Dahariya S/o Late Mangal Dahariya Aged About 69 Years R/o Village Kagdihi And Post Samoda, Thana Arang, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Sukhi Ram Bramhe S/o Late Itwari Aged About 69 Years R/o Village Kagdihi And Post Samoda, Thana Arang, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Nathela Kanwat S/o Late Rupram Kanwat Aged About 69 Years R/o Village, Post And Thana Tumgaon, District Mahasamund (C.G.) 5 - Smt. Dularin Bai Sahu W/o Late Pardeshi Sahu Aged About 66 Years R/o Village Ranisagar, Post Banrasi, P.S. Arang, District Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Departmet, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Sub Divisional Officer Public Works Department Sub Division No. 02, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division No. 02 Sirpur Bhawan, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Sub Divisional Officer Public Works Department, Sub Division No. 4, Arang, District Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioners : Ms. Deeksha Jaiswal, Advocate along with Mr. Goutam Khetrapal, Advocate For State : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Dy. A.G. Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 15.05.2026 1. The petitioners have filed this petition seeking following relief(s) : 2 “10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, thereby quashing the impugned order 29.07.2021 and further be pleased to direct the respondents to include the past services rendered by the petitioners as daily wages for the purposes of pensionable services, as per circular dated 02.03.2005 of State Government and as per order dated 01.04.2019 passed by the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Hon'ble Court in Writ Appeal No. 88 of 2019 "Mobin Khan Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & others", along with other batch of appeals. 10.2 That, any other relief/order which may deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case including award of the costs of the petition may be given.” 2. Learned counsel appearing for the parties jointly submit that the issue involved in this petition is no longer res integra and this petition is squarely covered with the judgment passed by this Court in batch of writ petitions leading case of which being WPS No.10696 of 2019 parties being Bhagbali Kashyap Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others which was decided on 14.10.2024. 3. In the light of the submission made herein-above, this Court is of the opinion that this petition is squarely covered with the judgment rendered by this Court in WPS No.10696 of 2019 decided on 14.10.2024 in case of Bhagbali Kashyap Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others. 4. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of in terms of the order passed by this Court in the case of Bhagbali Kashyap (Supra) holding that the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP ( C) No. 8677- 8678/2023 will be applicable mutatis mutandis in the facts and circumstances of the case of the petitioners and their entitlement to get additional pension shall be subject to the decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP ( C) No. 8677-8678/2023. It is also directed that if SLP ( C ) No. 8677-8678 of 2023 is decided in favour of the petitioners, the respondents shall extend the benefit of additional pension to the petitioners 3 without any further delay. If the grievance of the petitioners survives even thereafter, they would be at liberty to file a fresh petition. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE Rekha