1 2026:CGHC:25456 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5961 of 2025 1 - Harihar Sevak Barik S/o Late Shri Aniruddh Prasad Barik Aged About 62 Years Occupation Service, Presently Retired From The Post Of Time Keeper, Office Of Executive Engineer, R.E.S. Division Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Jugal Kishore Mishra S/o Late Shri S.S. Mishra Aged About 63 Years Occupation Service, Presently Retired From The Post Of Time Keeper, R.E.S. Division Korba, District Korba, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Mahendra Kumar Yadav S/o Shri Shivlal Yadav Aged About 65 Years Occupation Service, Presently Retired From The Post Of Time Keeper, Office Of Executive Engineer, R.E.S. Division Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Shatrughan Sahu S/o Late Shri Dasiya Sahu Aged About 76 Years Occupation Service, Presently Retired From The Post Of Time Keeper, Office Of Executive Engineer, R.E.S. Division Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Babulal Patel S/o Birjo Ram Patel Aged About 72 Years Occupation Service, Presently Retired From The Post Of Time Keeper, Office Of Executive Engineer, R.E.S. Division Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Chandrashekhar Sahu S/o Late Shri Dukhiram Sahu Aged About 75 Years Occupation Service, Presently Retired From The Post Of Time Keeper, Office Of Executive Engineer, R.E.S. Division Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. Petitioner(s) RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2026.06.23 10:21:15 +0530 2 versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer In Chief Rural Engineering Services, Vikas Bhawan, Sector- 19, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Engineer Rural Engineering Services, Vikas Bhawan, Sector- 19, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Executive Engineer R.E.S. Division Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Executive Engineer, R.E.S. Division Pali, District Korba, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Accountant General Accounts Treasury And Pension, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sourabh Sahu, Advocate For Resp No. 1 to 5 : Mr. Lav Sharma, PL For Resp. No. 6 : Mr. J.N. Nande, Advocate (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 22/06/2026 1. At the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue involve in the present Writ petition has already been disposed of by coordinate bench of this Court vide order dated 15/04/2026 passed in WPS No. 3259/2026, therefore, this petition may be disposed of in terms of the order dated 15/04/2026 passed in WPS No. 3259/2026. 2. Relevant portion of the order dated 15/04/2026 passed in WPS No. 3259/2026 by the coordinate bench of this Court is as under:- “3. Learned counsel appearing for the State/respondents would submit that earlier the respondent/State had already considered the issue of the petitioners in the light of the 3 judgment passed by State Administrative Tribunal, Gwalior Bench in Laxmi Narayan Upadhyay v. State of M.P., however, he submits that if the petitioners file a fresh representation, the State will consider their case in light of the notification as mentioned herein above. 4. In view of the above submissions made by the parties, this petition is disposed of. permitting the petitioners submit fresh comprehensive representation before concerned authorities and if, such representation is submitted, the concerned authority shall consider and take decision on the representation in light of the notification and decision as referred above in accordance with law. expeditiously within a further period of 6 months from the date of receipt of representation. 5. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the writ petition stands finally disposed of.” 3. Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection to the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and in view of the fact that the issue involved in the present writ petition is stated to be covered by the order dated 15/04/2026 passed in WPS No. 3259/2026, this writ petition is disposed of in the same terms. 5. Accordingly, the petitioner is permitted to submit a fresh comprehensive representation before the competent authority within a period of thirty (30) days from today. In the event such representation is submitted, the competent authority shall consider and decide the same in the light of the notification and the decision referred to in the order dated 15/04/2026 passed in WPS No. 3259/2026, strictly in accordance with law, by 4 passing a reasoned and speaking order, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six (6) months from the date of receipt of such representation. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the claim of the petitioner and the competent authority shall take an independent decision in accordance with law. 7. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Rahul