Manish Kumar Singh Vs Union of India — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Manish Kumar Singh Vs Union of India — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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2026:CGHC:18300-DB

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPS No. 9189 of 2023

Digitally signed by PAWAN PAWAN KUMAR KUMAR Date: 2026.04.22 16:56:26 +0530

1 - Manish Kumar Singh S/o Shri Bhragu Nath Singh Aged About 42 Years Pf No. 07ab0028, Designation Commercial Supervisor (Cs) Bilaspur Division Posted At Hq. Secr Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) Permanent Add. Village Sundar Tola, Post Office Jitaura, Police Station Piro, Dist. Bhojpur (Bihar) Pin 802159

2 - Onkar Mehta S/o Shri Jawahar Lal Mehta Aged About 41 Years Pf No. 07ab0025, Designation Commercial Supervisor (Cs) Bilaspur Division Posted At Bilaspur (Bsp, Distt Bilaspur Pin 495001, Mb. 8319375379

3 - Santosh Kumar Sinha S/o Shri Birendra Roy Aged About 47 Years Pf No. 07ab0712, Designation Chief Commercila Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Bhupdeopur (Bef) Dist. Raigarh Pin 496661

4 - Bibhuti Pradhan S/o Shri Bhagaban Pradhan Aged About 46 Years Pf No. 11ac0046, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Belpahar, Dist. Jharsugura (Bph) Pin 495001

5 - Niraj Kumar S/o Shri Chandra Mohan Upadhyay Aged About 40 Years Pf No. 09kk0203, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Bilaspur (Bsp) Distt. Bilaspur Pin 495001 Mb. 9479214944

6 - Sanjeev Kumar S/o Shri Nutaneshwar Khobragade Aged About 47 Years Pf No. 12ab0763, Designation Chief Commerial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Kiroldimalnagar (Kdtr), Distt. Raigarh Pin 496661

7 - Bhupendra Kumar S/o Shri Aajoo Ram Dewangan Aged About 37 Years Pf No. 12ab0764, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Baikunthpur Road (Brh) Dist. Koriya Pin 497335

8 - B Jaishankar S/o Late B. Appa Rao Aged About 44 Years Pf No. 12ab0762, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Gatora Ntpc Sipat (Gtw) Dist. Bilaspur Pin 495221 Mb. 8817011033

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9 - Akash Chaubey S/o Shri Ravindra Kumar Chaubey Aged About 46 Years Pf No. Nps01051, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Bardwar (Bua) Dist. Janjgir-Champa Pin 495001

10 - M Ashok Kumar S/o Late M. Appala Konda Aged About 35 Years Pf No. 11ab0335, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc), Bilaspur Division Posted At Bardwar (Bua) Dist. Janjgir-Champa Pin 495001

11 - Vivek Gupta S/o Shri Surendra Prasad Gupta Aged About 46 Years Pf No. 12jf1265, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Shadol (Sdl) Dist. Shadol Mb. 8770650489

12 - Ajay Kumar S/o Rambriksh Prasad Aged About 41 Years Pf No. 09ab0354, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Bilaspur (Bsp) Dist. Bilaspur Mb. 7389182500

13 - Birendra Singh S/o Shri Ram Bilas Singh Aged About 38 Years Pf No. 08su0094, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Birsingpur Dist. Umariya Mb. 7879812736

14 - Umesh Kumar S/o Shri Vijay Kumar Aged About 36 Years Pf 14ab0659, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Korba (Krba) Dist. Korba Mb. 9131684314

15 - Sandip Kumar S/o Late Krishna Prasad Aged About 44 Years Pf No. 14ab0660, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Anuppur (Apr) Dist. Anuppur, Mb 8839492418

16 - Sanjay Kumar S/o Shri Deolagan Paswan Aged About 31 Years Pf No. 14ab0613, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Nowrozabad (Nrzb) Dist. Umariya, Mb. 8210217908

17 - Ramendra Kumar Pandey S/o Shri Radhe Shyam Pandey Aged About 44 Years Pf No. 29800797, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Bilaspur (Bsp) Dist. Bilaspur Mb 8815090910

18 - Subhash Kumar S/o Shri Dwarika Prasad Aged About 45 Years Pf No. 29800818, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At (Pendra Road ) (Pnd) Distt Gourela-Pendra-Marwahi Mb. 8210542822

19 - Ankush Wasnik S/o Shri C.L. Wasnik Aged About 30 Years Pf No. 18ab0204, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Karonji (Kjz) Dist. Sarguja, Mb. 9039060074

20 - Vishwanath S/o Shri Shankar Lal Sahu Aged About 35 Years Pf No. 18ab0205, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Kotma (Ktma) Dist. Anuppur Mb. 6265542420

21 - Nand Kishor Singh S/o Shri Abadh Kishore Singh Aged About 29 Years Pf No. 18ab0206, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Shahdol (Sdl) Dist. Shahdol, Mb. 7010066315

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22 - Amit Anand Jha S/o Shri Parmanand Jha Aged About 41 Years Pf No. 12abe0429, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Nipania (Npi) Dist. Raipur Mb. 8770708667

23 - Sandeep Kumar S/o Shri S.N. Dubey Aged About 38 Years Pf No. 15ac0121, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Raipur Store Depot (Rsd) Dist. Raipur

24 - Amritpal Singh S/o Shri Guru Charan Singh Aged About 39 Years Pf No. 15ac0115, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Bilaspur Division Posted At Dallirajhara (Drz) Dist. Balod (C.G.)

25 - Shatrughan Kumar S/o Shri Bhulur Sah Aged About 36 Years Pf No. 14mi1282, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Raipur Division Posted At Raipur (R) Dist. Raipur

26 - Khemraj Meena S/o Shri Ganga Sahay Aged About 31 Years Pf No. 15ac0116, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Raipur Division Posted At Mandir Hasaud (Mndh) Dist. Raipur

27 - Abhay Kumar Chandra S/o Late Kameshwar Prasad Aged About 38 Years Pf No. 15ac0117, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Raipur Division Posted At Bhatapara (Byt) Dist. Balodabazar-Bhatapara

28 - Abhishek Kumar Singh S/o Shri Dhrub Prasad Aged About 39 Years Pf No. 15ac0119, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Raipur Division Posted At Dodapara (Dph) Dist. Bilaspur

29 - Raj Kumar S/o Shri Ram Kishore Aged About 37 Years Pf No. 15ac0584, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Raipur Division Posted Atbhatapara (Byt) Dist. Balodabazar-

Bhatapara

30 - Dharmendra Kumar S/o Shri Umesh Prasad Aged About 36 Years Pf No. 29800150, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Raipur Division Posted At Belha (Byl) Dist. Bilaspur

31 - Vipul Kumar Ranjan S/o Shri Ragho Sharan Aged About 38 Years Pf No. 29800149, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Raipur Division Posted At Hathbandh (Hn) Dist. Balodabazar Bhatapara

32 - Amit Kumar Sinha S/o Shri Shatrughan Prasad Aged About 42 Years Pf No. 29800597, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Raipur Division Posted At Hathbandh (Hn) Dist. Balodabazar Bhatapara

33 - Ram Bahuri S/o Shri Ram Villas Aged About 38 Years Pf No. 29800595, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Raipur Division Posted At Tilda (Tld) Dist. Raipur

34 - Guru Prasad Ray S/o Shri N C Ray Aged About 35 Years Pf No. 29800877, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Raipur Division Posted At Raipur (R) Dist. Raipur

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35 - Santosh Kumar S/o Late Ramawtar Prasad Gupta Aged About 47 Years Pf No. 07ae0377, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Nagpur Division Posted At Garha (Gggs) Dist. Jabalpur

6 - Padmanabh Shastri S/o Late Lal Bhusahan Patak Aged About 43 Years Pf No. 29800288, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Nagpur Division Posted At Nagpur (Ngp) Mb. 9730001259 Dist. Nagpur

37 - Vikash Y Sarjare S/o Shri Yashwant Sarjare Aged About 37 Years Pf No. 29800147, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Nagpur Division Posted At Nainpur (Nir) Dist. Mandla Mb. 7276291038

38 - Rajesh Kumar Meena S/o Shri Jagdish Prasad Meena Aged About 37 Years Pf No. 29800148, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Nagpur Division Posted At Rajnandgaon (Rjn) Dist. Rajnandgaon

39 - Sudhir Choudhary S/o Shri Rajkumar Choudhyary Aged About 43 Years Pf No. 29800292, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Nagpur Division Posted At Kachewani (Kwn) Dist. Gondiya

40 - Kunal Dhanraj Mankar S/o Late Dhanraj Mankar Aged About 36 Years Pf No. 29800291, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Nagpur Division Posted At Khapri Kheda (Kpkd) Dist. Nagpur

41 - Ajit Kumar S/o Shri Binod Kumar Shrivastava Aged About 40 Years Pf No. 29800355, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Nagpur Division Posted At Gondia (G) Dist. Gondia

42 - Pallab Biswas S/o Shri Sunil Kumar Biswas Aged About 34 Years Pf No. 29800369, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc) Nagpur Division Posted At Rajnandgaon (Rjn) Dist. Rajnandgaon

43 - Mukesh Kumar S/o Shri Bindeshwar Singh Aged About 41 Years Pf No. 07ae0153, Designation Commercial Supervisor (Cs) Nagpur Division Posted At Nagpur (Ngp) Dist. Nagpur Mb. 9730078970

... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - Union Of India Through Chief Secretary Indian Railways, Ministry Of Railways, Rail Bhavan Central Delhi Raisina Road, New Dilhi 110001.

2 - Railway Board Through The Director General, Railway Board, Ministry Of Railways, Rail Bhavan Central Delhi Raisina Road, New Dilhi 110001.

3 - Chairman And Chief Executive Officer Raiwaly Board, Ministry Of Railways, Rail Bhavan Raisina Road, New Dilhi 110001

4 - General Manager S.E.C.R. Zone Bilaspur, Bilaspur Zonal Office Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.) Pin 495001

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5 - Principal Chief Personnel Officer (Pcpo) S.E.C.R. Zone Bilaspur, Bilaspur, Zonal Office Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.)

6 - Principal Chief Commercial Manager (Pccm) S.E.C.R. Zone Bilaspur, Bilaspur Zonal Office Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.) Pin 495001

7 - Divisional Railway Manager Bilaspur S.E.C.R. Bilaspur, Railway Divisional Office Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.) Pin 495001

8 - Divisional Railway Manager Raipur S.E.C.R. Raipur, Railway Divisional Office Raipur, Tahsil And District Raipur (C.G.) Pin 492001

9 - Divisional Railway Manager Nagpur S.E.C.R. Nagpur, Railway Divisional Office

Nagpur, Tahsil And District Nagpur (M.H.) Pin 440002

10 - Chandan Kumar S/o Late Bhola Prasad, Aged About 35 Pf No. 15ac0591, Designation Chief Commercial Clerk (Ccc), Raipur Division Posted At Hq/secr/bilaspur, Pin 495001 Mb. 9752475035

11 - Amit Kumar S/o Shri Gopal Prasad, Aged About 42 Pf No. 07ae0158, Designation Commercial Supervisor (Cs) Nagpur Division Posted At Dongragarh (Dgg) Pin 491445

... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s)	: Mr.	Harshmander Rastogi, Advocate
For Respondent(s)	: Mr.	Ramakant Mishra, Dy. Solicitor General

Hon’ble Shri Sanjay K. Agrawal and

Hon’ble Shri Sachin Singh Rajput, JJ

Judgment on Board

22/04/2026

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present petition with liberty, to file fresh with additional pleadings and additional documents.

With this observation, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn

with the aforesaid liberty reserved in favour of the petitioner.

Sd/Sd/(Sanjay K. Agrawal) (Sachin Singh Rajput) Judge Judge

Pawan