Banshi Sahu Vs State of Chhattisgarh

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NAFR

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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WPS No. 5758 of 2021

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1 - Banshi Sahu S/o Late Jethu Sahu Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Tendubhata Tahsil Saja, District Bemetara (C.G.), District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh

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2 - Pardeshi Sahu S/o Thanwar Sahu Aged About 65 Years R/o Village Tendubhata Tahsil Saja, Distt. Bemetara (C.G.), District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Dongraha Teli S/o Bhulav Teli Aged About 72 Years R/o Village Thelka Tahsil Saja District Bemetara (C.G.), District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh

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4 - Ganesh Ram Dhobi S/o Jhadua Aged About 70 Years R/o Village Kenwtara Tahsil Saja, District Bemetara (C.G,), District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh

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5 - Ramjit Ram Sahu S/o Hagru Sahu Aged About 72 Years R/o Village Kenwtara Tahsil Saja, District Bemetara (C.G.), District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh

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6 - Pardeshi Ram Teli S/o Mukut Teli Aged About 69 Years R/o Village Telka Tahsil Thankhamharia, District Bemetara (C.G.), District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh

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--- Petitioner(s)

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Versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Work Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur District Raipur (C.G.), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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2 - Engineer In Chief Public Work Department Raipur District Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department, Nirmal Bhawan Sector 19 Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur District Raipur (C.G.), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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4 - Collector Bemetara District Bemetara (C.G.), District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh

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5 - Excutive Engineer Public Work Department, Division Bemetara District Bemetara (C.G.), District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh

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6 - Joint Direction Pension And Accounts Treasury, Department, Durg Distt. Durg C.G., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

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--- Respondent(s)

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For Petitioners : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rohitashva Singh, Dy. G.A.

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HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE SACHIN SINGH RAJPUT

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Order on Board

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17/02/2026

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1. This writ petition has been filed seeking following reliefs:-

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10.1 This Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to call for entire records from the office of the respondents in respect of petitioners’ claim.

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10.2 The Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the Respondents to consider service rendered as contingency paid employee (daily wager) as pensionable service and count the pension from date of initial appointment and pay balance amount with suitable interest.

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10.3 That, any other Writ, order directions or relief which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit may kindly be passed in favour of the petitioner. ”

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2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were initially appointed as daily wage employees and were subsequently regularized on 20.06.2020, 31.10.2018, 31.07.2011, 30.09.2013,

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31.03.2011 and 31.03.2012 respectively. After the retirement of the petitioners, their retiral dues including pension and leave encashment were paid to them by calculating their service only from the date of their regularization. He further submits that while the gratuity was paid by also counting the period served by them as a daily wager, no such claim was granted to the petitioners regarding their pension and leave encashment. Consequently, this writ petition was filed seeking the aforementioned relief.

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3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the core issue involved in this writ petition whether the services rendered by the employees as daily wagers are required to be counted for the purpose of granting pension and other monetary benefits is currently under consideration before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP (Civil) No.8677-8678/ 2023. He further submits that identical petitions have previously been filed before this Court, which were disposed of with the observation that the order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the above stated SLP would decide the fate of those petitioners. Accordingly, the rights of the present petitioners will depend upon the final decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in said SLP. He placed reliance upon the order passed by this Court in WPS No. 10696/2019 dated 14.10.2024 and prays that this writ petition may also be disposed of in light of order passed by this Court.

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4. This Court in WPS No. 10696/2019 in Para 6 observed as under.-

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"6. Accordingly, the bunch of these writ petitions (s) deserve to be disposed of with a direction that the judgment passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP (C) No. 8677-8678/2023 will be applicable mutatis mutandis in the facts and

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circumstances of the case of the petitioners and their entitlement to get additional pension will be governed by the decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP (C) No. 86778678/2023. It is also directed that if SLP (C) No. 8677- 8678 of 2023 is decided in favour of the petitioners, the respondents shall extend the benefit to the petitioners without any further delay. It is also directed that if the grievance of the petitioners still exists, the petitioners shall be at liberty to file a fresh petition raising their grievances.”

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5. Thus, this writ petition is also stand disposed of in terms of order passed in WPS No. 10696/2019.

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6. Interlocutory application(s), pending if any, also stands disposed of.

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Sd/-

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(Sachin Singh Rajput) JUDGE

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Saurabh

Banshi Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh

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