Arjun Ram Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Pension; counting of past services from date of initial engagement; daily wage employees regularized in work charge and contingency paid establishment; Rule 6(3) of the Pension Rules 1976; Water Resources Department employees; Co-ordinate Bench decision upheld in writ appeal but subject to State's SLP (C) Nos. 8677-8678/2023 before Supreme Court with interim stay of Single Bench and Division Bench orders; writ petition disposed of (not decided on merits) with directions that Supreme Court decision applies mutatis mutandis and benefit follows if SLP decided favourably; liberty to file fresh petition. Neutral citation: 2026:CGHC:21263. Judge: Parth Prateem Sahu. Useful for tracking the pending Supreme Court matter before citing the co-ordinate bench rulings.
What did the court decide?
Conditional relief: the writ petition stands disposed of with directions that the petitioners' entitlement to additional pension will be governed by the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP (C) No. 8677-8678/2023; if that SLP is decided favouring the petitioners, the respondents shall extend the benefit without further delay; liberty reserved to the petitioners to file a fresh petition if the grievance persists.