1 / 3 2026:CGHC:15792 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3022 of 2026 1 - Shivnath S/o Sheetal Manikpuri Aged About 67 Years Retired Labour R/o Village Karanjwar Pratappur District- Surajpur (C.G.) 2 - Sadabrichh S/o Ramprasad Aged About 71 Years Retired Labour R/o Village Dhondha Tehsil Pratappur District- Surajpur (C.G.) 3 - Smt. Fuleshwari W/o Late Birjhan Aged About 75 Years R/o Village Amdiha Tehsil Wadrafnagar District- Balrampur Ramanujganj (C.G.) 4 - Mohnu S/o Mohit Aged About 64 Years Retired Labour R/o Village School Para Mayapur Chandora District- Surajpur (C.G.) 5 - Vishwanath Gond S/o Late Ganpat Gond Aged About 67 Years Retired Labour R/o Ward No 18, Village- Rajkheta Tehsil Wadrafnagarh District- Balrampur Ramanujganj (C.G.) 6 - Smt. Shanti Uike W/o Late Rajaram Aged About 58 Years R/o Village Rajkheta District- Balrampur Ramanujganj (C.G.) 7 - Smt. Shanti Devi Yadav W/o Late Baijnath Aged About 55 Years R/o Village Pendari Wadrafnagar District- Balrampur Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Public Works Department Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralay Nava Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Works Department North Block Sector 19 Nirman Bhawan Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department Circle Ambikapur District- Ambikapur (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer Public Works Department Circle Ambikapur District- Surguja (C.G.) 2 / 3 5 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department Bha Sadak Division Ramanujganj District- Balrampur Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For petitioners : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Ajay Kumrani, P.L. HON'BLE SHRI PARTH PRATEEM SAHU, JUDGE ORDER ON BOARD 07.04.2026 1. Petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs: “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. 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. Counsel for the petitioners submits that the case of the petitioners 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 representation before respondent No. 3 to 5, which is pending consideration and therefore, at this stage, direction be issued to respondent No. 3 to 5 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. 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 of counsel for the parties, writ petition at this stage is disposed of permitting the petitioners to submit fresh representation before respondent No. 3 to 5 along with all 3 / 3 supporting documents and in the event of submitting such representation, respondent No. 3 to 5 shall consider and take decision on the same, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within further period of three months from the date of receipt of the Order, keeping in mind the decision of Division Bench of this Court passed in WA No. 378 of 2016. 5. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Saurabh JUDGE