Latel Singh Thakur v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 6511 of 2017

1. Latel Singh Thakur S/o Late Chhabibil Thakur, Aged About 66 Years R/o Village Pratappur Tahsil Nawagarh, District Nawagarh District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

2. Jagdish Prasad Sahu, S/o Shri Bhondal Sahu, Aged About 67 Years R/o Village Eramsahi, Tahsil Nawagarh, District Bemetara, Chhattisgarh

3. Kumar Sao, S/o Shri Natthu Ram, Aged About 67 Years R/o Village Markuta, Tahsil Nawagarh, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Executive Engineer Water Resources Department, Division Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

3. Sub Divisional Officer, Water Resources Department Sub Divisional Nawagarh, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

4. Joint Director, Pension And Lok Lekha Department Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioners :

Mr. K.K.Dewangan, Advocate For State :

Mr. Avinash Singh, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 29/11/2017 Heard.

1. Learned counsel for the parties would jointly and fairly submit that the matter in issue is covered by the common order dated 26.2.2015 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in WA No.281 of 2013 (Lakhanram Sahu and others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others) and other connected writ appeals. Against the said order, the State travelled up to the Supreme Court

by filing SLP (C)Nos.11541-11550/2016, which have been dismissed by the Supreme Court, affirming the order passed by the Division Bench of this Court. They would pray that this writ petition may also be allowed in the same terms.

2. In view of the above joint statement made, the present writ petition is also allowed in terms of the common order dated 26.2.2015 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in WA No.281 of 2013 (Lakhanram Sahu and others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others) and other connected writ appeals. Let the current pension of the petitioners be calculated and payment commenced preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt and/or presentation of a copy of this order and the arrears to be paid within a period of 12 months from the date current pension starts.

3. A copy of the order dated 26.2.2015 passed in WA No.281 of 2013 (Lakhanram Sahu and others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others) and other connected writ appeals, be made a part of this record. Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Rekha