1 2026:CGHC:14517 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2492 of 2018 Vijay Kumar Malhotra S/o Late Chandra Prakash Malhotra Aged About 64 Years Retired As Assistant Engineer From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resource Department, Korba, District-Korba, Chhattisgarh. At Present R/o Flat No. A- 102, Laxmi Heritage Borsi, Durg, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1- State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2- Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division, Korba, District- Korba, Chhattisgarh., District : Korba, Chhattisgarh. 3- Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division, Anuppur, District- Anuppur, Madhya- Pradesh., District : Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Shobhit Koshta, Advocate For State : Mr. Keshav Prasad Gupta, Government Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 27/03/2026 1. At the very outset, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would seek permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to take recourse to law. Digitally signed by NADIM MOHLE 2 2. Accordingly, the instant writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as prayed for. Sd/- Rakesh Mohan Pandey JUDGE Nadim