High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/3973/2017disposed off

Smt. Phool Bai v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2017-08-24Hon'Ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 3973 of 2017 Smt. Phool Bai W/o Rain Das Manikpuri, Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Karetha, Post Rudri, District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Executive Engineer, Mahanadi Jalasay Pariyojana Dam Water Resources Department, Sub Division 2 Rudri, District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh.

3. Joint Director, Pension And Lok Lekha Department Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

4. Sub Divisional Officer, Mahanadi Jalasay Pariyojana Dam Water Resources Department, Sub Division 2 Rudri, District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For State :

Mr. S.P. Kale, Dy. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 24/08/2017 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