1 2026:CGHC:17129 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2036 of 2021 Smt. Shanti Pandey W/o Shri N.K. Pandey Aged About 60 Years R/o 290 Suncity Lalbagh, Jagdalpur, Distt. Bastar Chhattisgarh, District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Raipur,distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Chief Engineer Public Works Department, North Block, Sector 19 Nirman Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Superintending Engineer Public Works Department, Bastar Division, Jagdalpur, Distt. Bastar Chhattisgarh. 4 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department North Bastar Division No.1 Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar Chhattisgarh. 5 - Shri P.K. Janvade The Then Executive Engineer At Present Retired Chief Engineer, R/o Ashwariya Kingdom Kachna Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Lipika Biswas D/o Late Mihir Kumar Biswas The Then Establishment Clerk, Brindawan Colony,ravindranath Tagore Ward, Jagdalpur, Distt. Bastar Chhattisgarh, District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Keshav Dewangan, Advocate For State For Respondent No.5 : : Mr. Amandeep Singh, Panel Lawyer Mr. Harshwardhan, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 15/04/2026 2 1. At the very outset, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that during the pendency of this writ petition, the petitioner has passed away; therefore, the relief sought for cannot be granted. 2. Taking into consideration the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is hereby dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- Rakesh Mohan Pandey JUDGE Nadim