2026:CGHC:17759 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPL No. 4 of 2020 Ghanar @ Ghanaram Kashyap (Wrongly Typed In Award Ghanaram Kashyap), S/o Late Badri Prasad Kashyap, R/o Vill- Mudpar, Post- Khisora, Tah. Navagarh, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2 - Executive Engineer, Hasdeo Nahar Water Management, Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner : Mr. Sahil Sahu, Advocate, holding the brief of Mr.

Ravindra Sharma, Advocate For State : Mr. Kawaljeet Singh Saini, Deputy Government Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey

Order on Board

20/04/2026

1. The workman has filed this petition challenging the award dated

14.09.2018 passed by the learned Labour Court in Case No. 19/ I.D. Act/Ref./2013, whereby the reference has been answered in negative and the statement of claim has been dismissed.

2. Brief facts of the present case are that the petitioner/workman was e