1 2026:CGHC:3732 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 12121 of 2025 1 - Paras Ram Sahu S/o Ghanaram Sahu Aged About 68 Years R/o Gram Kona, Post And Tehsil - Jarhagaon, District - Mungeli Chhattisgarh 2 - Gouri Shanker Sharma S/o Ghurau Prasad Sharma Aged About 78 Years R/o Arvind Nager Bandhwapara, Sarkanda District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 3 - Gajanand Verma S/o Firaji Verma Aged About 64 Years R/o Gram Biladi, Post And Tehsil Newara District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Alok Pandey S/o M.L. Pandey Aged About 66 Years R/o Rajkisor Nager, Shivam City, District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 5 - Jivanlal Namdeo S/o Late Khaman Prasad Namdeo Aged About 63 Years R/o Uday Chowk, Katiyapara, Juna Bilaspur District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 6 - Gayaram Sahu S/o Vishnu Prasad Sahu Aged About 62 Years R/o House No. 63, Near Primary School, Gram - Tarponga District Balodabazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh SYED ROSHAN ZAMIR ALI Digitally signed by SYED ROSHAN ZAMIR ALI Date: 2026.01.21 20:07:56 +0530 2 2 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department (Building And Road) Nordan Circle, Raipur, Tahsil And District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya New Raipur, Tahsil And District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - The Secretary General Administration Department, Mahanadi Bhavan Mantralaya New Raipur, Tahsil And District Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - The Secretary Department Of Finance, Mahanadi Bhavan Mantralaya New Raipur Tahsil And District- Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Vivek Verma, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. Anmol Sharma, Panel Lawyer SB: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Part Prateem Sahu Order on Board 21/01/2026 1. At the outset, learned counsel for petitioners submits that he is not pressing this writ petition on merits and only praying to pass similar order as passed on 17.7.2025 in WPS No.7234/2025, filed by the persons similarly situated to petitioners herein, permitting petitioners therein to submit representation before the competent authority and in turn, the competent authority was directed to consider and decide the same taking note of Notification dated 14.10.1992. 2. Learned State Counsel submits that as the petitioners are not pressing this writ petition on merits and only praying of 3 identical order as passed in cases of other similarly situated employees, he is having no objection in grant of such relief. 3. Heard learned counsel for respective parties. 4. On due consideration of submission of learned counsel for petitioners, this writ petition stands disposed of in terms of order dated 17.7.2025 passed in WPS No.7234/2025. Let petitioners submit fresh representation before the competent authority for redressal of their grievance as raised in this writ petition. If petitioners file such representation, the competent authority shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of representation, in light of the Notification dated 14.10.1992. 5. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge roshan/-