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2026:CGHC:8704 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3649 of 2023 Uttam Kumar Thakur S/o. Late Shri Pawan Singh Thakur, Aged About 69 Years Caste- Gond, R/o. Village- Baiga Khamariya, Post-

Salhebhata, P.S. Koma Khan, District- Mahasamund Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through, The Secretary, Department Of Revenue & Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2 - Commissioner (Land Record Branch), Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3 - Collector (Land Record Branch) Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh

4 - Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh

5 - Tehsildar Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioner : Mr. Surfaraj Khan, Advocate For State/Respondents : Mr. Dilman Rati Minj, Dy. Advocate General Hon’ble Shri Amitendra Kishore Prasad, Judge

Order on Board

18.02.2026

1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition with the following reliefs :-

“10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a suitable writ (s), order (s), direction (s) by quashing the impugned order dated 25/04/2023 (Annexure P-1) passed by the office of respondent no. 1 herein and further directing the respondent authorities to release/disburse the service retiral benefits, like Salary from 26/02/2008 to 31/07/2016, together with Retiral Dues and Pensionary benefits and other ancillary benefits of petitioner's services, within time frame, unto the petitioner.

10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call the entire records from the respondents authorities for its kind perusal.

10.3 Any other relief, which may be suitable in the facts and circumstances of the case, may also be granted.”

2. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was working as Cartographer (Map Maker) in the office of the Tehsil, Gariyaband. The petitioner rendered services on the said post from 26.02.2008 till 31.07.2016. During the course of service, while posted in the Tehsil Office, Gariyaband, the petitioner suffered from serious health ailments and remained on sanctioned sick leave and earned leave from time to time, duly informing the competent authorities. On 31.07.2016, the petitioner attained the age of superannuation (62 years) and retired from service. It is pertinent to submit that at no point of time was the petitioner placed under suspension nor was any suspension order or departmental proceeding initiated or served upon him prior to his retirement.

3. After retirement, the petitioner repeatedly approached the respondent authorities seeking disbursement of his lawful dues, including salary for the period from 26.02.2008 to 31.07.2016, along with all retiral and pensionary benefits. However, instead of deciding the claim, the respondent authorities merely exchanged inter-departmental correspondences without granting any substantive relief.

4. The petitioner submitted various representations, the last of which was dated 23.03.2021. As no decision was taken, the petitioner preferred Writ Petition (S) No. 4247/2021 before this Court. The said writ petition was disposed of by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court on 16.08.2021 with a direction to the competent authority to consider and decide the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law. Despite the aforesaid direction, the respondents failed to decide the claim within a reasonable time, compelling the petitioner to file Contempt Case (C) No. 217/2022.

5. During pendency of the contempt proceedings, respondent No. 1 passed the impugned order dated 25.04.2023 rejecting the claim of the petitioner for service salary and retiral benefits. In view of the said order, the contempt petition was closed on 28.04.2023.

6. Being aggrieved by the arbitrary and illegal rejection of his legitimate service and retiral