Ramratan Khandekar Vs the State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ramratan Khandekar Vs the State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of in the same terms as W.P. No. 4642/2004 (Baijnath Mandal): office of the Advocate General to send the case to the Committee within 15 days; Committee to pass a reasoned order within a further 3 months after affording hearing, with liberty to file additional documents; entire exercise including retiral dues and other pensionary benefits to be completed within 3 months; liberty reserved to the petitioner to move a fresh writ petition, including on the claim for interest, if the Committee decides against the petitioner.

Issue for consideration

Whether the issue involved and the relief claimed in the present petition (retiral dues and other pensionary benefits of the petitioner) are required to be considered by the Pension Committee.

Court's answer

The petition, being squarely covered by the judgment and order dated 31 of January, 2008 in W.P. No. 4642/2004 (Baijnath Mandal), is disposed of in the same terms.

Ratio / Principle

The office of the Advocate General is directed to send the case to the Committee within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the petition from the petitioner and of this order.

Key takeaways

The Committee shall consider and pass a reasoned order within a further period of 3 months, in accordance with law, after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties.ratio¶27
The entire exercise, including retiral dues of the employee and other pensionary benefits, if any, to the petitioner, is to be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.ratio¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition by Ramratan Khandekar, a lecturer in a Government Higher Secondary School, concerning his retiral dues and other pensionary benefits. Learned counsel for both sides submitted that the issue and relief claimed were required to be considered by the Pension Committee, and that the petition was squarely covered by the judgment and order dated 31 of January, 2008 in W.P. No. 4642/2004 (Baijnath Mandal v. The State of Chhattisgarh & Others), wherein the Court had directed the Committee to consider retiral dues as disputed questions of fact were involved; the Committee had been constituted pursuant to the order dated 19/06/2006 in W.P. No. 1961/2006 (Smt. Keja Bai Chandrakar) and the order dated 13/03/2008 in M.C.C. No. 105 of 2008. Bibhu Datta Guru, J., disposed of the petition in the same terms: the office of the Advocate General to send the case to the Committee within 15 days; the Committee to pass a reasoned order within a further 3 months in accordance with law after affording proper opportunity of hearing, with liberty to file additional documents; the entire exercise, including retiral dues and other pensionary benefits, to be completed within 3 months. Liberty was granted to move a fresh writ petition, including on the claim for interest, if the Committee's decision went against the petitioner.

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2026:CGHC:22021

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPS No. 3275 of 2024

Ramratan Khandekar S/o Late Shri Hariram Khandekar, Aged About 55 Years Working As Lecturer Government Higher Secondary School N.C.D.C. Korba District Korba Korba Chhattisgarh R/o Maharana Pratap Nagar, Mig 1/105, Korba Districtd Korba Chhattisgarh.

... Petitioner(s)

versus

Digitally signed by SHOAIB SHOAIB ANWAR ANWAR Date: 2026.05.12 10:13:24 +0530

1 - The State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2 - Accountant General Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

3 - Collector, Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh.

4 - Joint Director, Education Division, Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh.

5 - District Education OfÏcer, Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh

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6 - Governemnt Highe Secondary School, N.C.D.C. Korba, Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh Through Its Principal, Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh

... Respondent(s)

(Cause title taken from CIS)

For Petitioner(s) :Shri Punit Ruparel,Advocate
For Respondent Nos. :Ms. Anuja Sharma, Dy. Govt. Advocate
1, 3 to 6
For Respondent No. 2 :Shri R.K. Gupta,Advocate

Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge

Order on Board

11.05.2026

Learned counsel for the parties would submit that the issue involved and the relief claimed in the present petition are required to be considered by the Pension Committee.

This Court in the matter of W.P. No. 4642/2004 (Baijnath Mandal v. The State of Chhattisgarh & Others) and other connected matters directed the Committee to consider the matter of retiral dues as the disputed question of facts were involved. The Committee was constituted by the State Government, pursuant to the order dated 19/06/2006 passed in W.P. No. 1961/2006 (Smt. Keja Bai Chandrakar Vs. State

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Government and Others) and order dated 13/03/2008 passed in M.C.C. No. 105 of 2008 (State of Chhattisgarh & Others V. Baijnath Mandal and another). Thus, this petition is squarely covered by the judgment and order dated 31 of January, 2008 passed in W.P. No. 4642/2004 Baijnath Mandal (supra) as submitted by learned counsel appearing for the parties.

This petition is accordingly disposed of in the same terms i.e. the ofÏce of the Advocate General is directed to send the case to the Committee, within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the petition from the petitioner and this order. The Committee shall consider and pass a reasoned order within a further period of 3 months, in accordance with law, after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties. The petitioner and the ofÏcers concerned may file additional documents, if necessary. The entire exercise, including retiral dues of the employee and other pensionary benefits, if any, to the petitioner be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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The petitioner shall supply extra copy of the petition to learned counsel appearing for the State/respondents for forwarding the same to the Committee.

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that liberty may be reserved in favour of the petitioner to move a fresh writ petition if the decision made by the Committee on any of the claim including claim for interest is decided against the petitioner.

Liberty as prayed for is granted.

Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of.

Sd/-

(Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge

Shoaib