1 CGHC010345032026 2026:CGHC:39828 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6691 of 2026 1 - Abhyas Ram Vishwakarma S/o Shobind Ram Vishwakarma, Aged About 64 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Village Chhote Dongar, Post Chotedongar, District Bastar (C.G.) 2 - Chheduram Patel, S/o Pancho Ram Patel, Aged About 64 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Village Kanker Bada, Narayanpur, District Bastar (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralay Nava Raipur District Raipur (C.G.). 2 - Engineer In Chief, Water Resource Department, North Block Sector 19 Nirman Bhawan Nawa Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Joint Director, Hydro - Meteorology Division No. 4 Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Joint Director Pension Evam Kosh Lekha Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. Gary Mukhopadhyay, Addl.A.G. with Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 11/09/2026 AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2026.09.15 17:38:19 +0530 2 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for following relief:- “10.1) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue the direction for the respondent authorities to grant the benefit of gratuity for entire service period 10.2) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue the direction for the respondents' authorities to grant interest on delay payment of gratuity. 10.3) Any other relief which this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to grant." 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the case of the petitioner is covered with the decision passed by the Division Bench of this Court in WA No. 378 of 2016 and other connected matters. Petitioners had submitted a representation before respondents authority, at this stage, direction be issued to the concerned respondent authorities to consider and take decision on the representation submitted by the petitioners, at the earliest, in the light of the decision of Division Bench of this Court in WA No. 378 of 2016. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of the limited prayer made by counsel for the petitioners, he is having no objection. 4. On due consideration of submission made by learned counsel for the parties, writ petition at this stage is disposed of permitting the petitioner to submit fresh representation before concerned respondent authorities along with all supporting 3 documents and in the event of submitting such representation, the respondent authorities shall consider and take decision on the same, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of three months from the date of receipt of this order, keeping in mind the decision of Division Bench of this Court passed in WA No. 378 of 2016 & other connected matters, subject to verification whether the issue decided in the writ appeal has been challenged before the higher forum. 5. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep