Radheshyam Das v. State of chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC6 Jan 2026WPS/3238/2019

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What is this about?

Enhanced gratuity; writ petitions WPS 3205/2019 and WPS 3238/2019 disposed by common order; Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal; liberty to file representation with documents before Director Agriculture and Sahakarita and Zila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit Raipur; direction to pass reasoned and speaking order within six weeks; disposal without deciding merits; no cost.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioners to file a comprehensive representation with supportive documents for grant of enhanced gratuity before respondents No. 02 & 03 within four weeks, with a direction to those respondents to consider and decide the representation in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order preferably within six weeks. ¶¶31

Radheshyam Das Vs State of chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, who claim the benefit of enhanced gratuity, should be permitted to file a comprehensive representation with supporting documents before respondents No. 02 & 03 for consideration and decision.

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Court's answer

The petitioners are permitted to file a comprehensive representation alongwith a copy of the order and supportive documents before respondents No. 02 & 03 within four weeks.

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Ratio / Principle

Both writ petitions, involving similar questions of fact and law, were clubbed together, heard together and disposed of by a common order on the joint request of learned counsel for the parties.

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Key takeaways

Respondents No. 02 & 03 are directed to consider and decide the petitioners' representation in accordance with law by passing a reasoned and speaking order preferably within six weeks.ratio¶¶30
Both the writ petitions stand finally disposed of without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, with no order as to costs.ratio¶¶31

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR (Sanjay K. Agrawal, J., Single Bench) — Common order dated 07.01.2026 in WPS No. 3205 of 2019 (Keshav Rao Verma) and WPS No. 3238 of 2019 (Radheshyam Das), clubbed on the joint request of counsel owing to similitude of questions of fact and law. Both petitioners sought the benefit of enhanced gratuity. The Court permitted the petitioners to file a comprehensive representation alongwith a copy of the order and supportive documents before respondents No. 02 & 03 (Director, Agriculture and Sahakarita; Zila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit Raipur) within four weeks, and directed those respondents to consider and decide the representation in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order preferably within six weeks of its receipt. Both writ petitions were finally disposed of without expressing any opinion on the merits; no cost.

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2026:CGHC:952

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Digitally SAIFAN signed KHAN by SAIFAN KHAN

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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WPS No. 3205 of 2019

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Keshav Rao Verma S/o Late Shri Hanuman Prasad Verma Aged About 64 Years R/o Village Siltara, Tehsil- Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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--- Petitioner

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Versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Agriculture And Sahakarita Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan, Naya Raipur, DistrictRaipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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2 - Director Agriculture And Sahakarita, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Zila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit Raipur, Through Its Managing Director Chauby Colony, G.E. Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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4 - Branch Manager Zila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit Raipur, Chaubay Colony G.E. Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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WITH

WPS No. 3238 of 2019

Radheshyam Das S/o Late Shri Harihar Das Aged About 64 Years R/o Village Baloda, Post Office Baloda Via Saraipali District Saraipali Chhattisgarh., District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh

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--- Petitioner

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Versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Agriculture And Sahakarita Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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2 - Director Agriculture And Sahakarita, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Zila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit Raipur Through Its Managing Director Chaubay Colony, G.E. Road, Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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4 - Branch Manager Zila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Raipur, Chaubay Colony G.E. Road, Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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--- Respondents [Cause-title taken from Case Information System (CIS)] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For Petitioners : Ms. Zainab Mustafa Vanak, Adv. on behalf of Mr. Mateen Siddiqui, Adv. For Respondent-State : Mr. Amit Buxy, Dy. G.A.

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Single Bench: Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal (Order on Board)

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07.01.2026

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Regard being had to the similitude of the questions of facts and law involved, on the joint of request of learned counsel for the parties, both these writ petitions are clubbed together, heard together and being disposed of by this common order.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that for grant of benefit of enhanced gratuity, petitioners herein may be permitted to file a comprehensive representation alongwith supportive documents before the concerned respondents No.02 & 03, which may be directed to be considered and decided within a reasonable time.

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Be that as it may, the petitioners are permitted to file aforesaid representation alongwith copy of this order and supportive documents before the concerned respondents No.02 & 03 within 04

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weeks’ from today and, in turn, the concerned respondents No.02 & 03 are directed to consider and decide petitioners’ said representation in accordance with law by passing a reasoned and speaking order preferably within 06 weeks from the date of receipt of said representation.

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With aforesaid observation and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, both the writ petitions stand finally disposed of. No cost.

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Sd/-

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(Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge

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