IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH, CHIEF JUSTICE &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VISHAL MISHRA th ON THE 24 OF APRIL, 2024 WRIT PETITION No. 8747 of 2024 BETWEEN:-

1. JUGAL KISHORE NAMDEO S/O LATE SHRI KALKA PRASAD NAMDEO, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (SUB ENGINEER) DEAPRTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, R/O BINAIKA ROAD BESIDES CANAL CHHOTI KHAIRI MANDLA DISTRICT MANDLA (MADHYA PRADESH)

2. ARVIND PAL SINGH S/O LATE SHRI RAJENDRA SINGH THAKUR, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (SUB ENGINEER) DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES R/O 194 MAA PARVATI NAGAR KOLAR ROAD BHOPAL DISTRICT BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

3. MAHESH PRASAD SHRIVASTAVA S/O SHRI KHILAWAN SINGH SHRIVASTAVA, AGED ABOUT

69 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (SUB ENGINEER) DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES R/O BINJHIYA TIRAHA PURANA DIVYA JYOTI NEAR NURSINGH HOME GALI NO.3 MANDLA DISTRICT MANDLA (MADHYA PRADESH)

4. MAHESH KUMAR SHARMA S/O LATE SHRI KASHIRAM, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (SUB ENGINEER) DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES R/O FLAT NO. 12, 21A HIMANSHU APARTMENT INDRAPURI A SECTOR (BHEL) BHOPAL DISTRICT BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

5. SIDDI LAL NAMDEO S/O SHRI CHHOTELAL NAMDEO, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCCUPATION:

Signature Not Verified RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (SUB ENGINEER) DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES R/O E-1A SHANKARACHARYA HOMES BAGSEVANIYA HUJUR BHOPAL DISTRICT BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

6. RATNAKAR ANERAO S/O SHRI RAM KISHAN ANERAO, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (SUB ENGINEER) DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES R/O BHAWANI WARD PANDHURNA CHHINDWARA (MADHYA PRADESH)

7. DEVI PRASAD SHUKLA S/O SHRI R.P. SHUKLA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (SUB ENGINEER) DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES R/O SHRIRAM PARISAR AWADHPURI KHAJURIKALA BHOPAL DISTRICT BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

8. ASIM MISHRA S/O SHRI MOTILAL MISHRA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (SUB ENGINEER) DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES R/O JWALAJI WARD NO.21 NEAR DADA DHANIRAM ASHRAM STATION ROAD MANDLA DISTRICT MANDLA (MADHYA PRADESH)

9. HARISHANKAR KHARE S/O LATE SHRI DASHRATH LAL KHARE, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (SUB ENGINEER) DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES R/O 24 PHASE 3 DK COTTAGE E-8 BAWADIYA KALAN W.NO. 52 POST OFFICE TRILANGA BHOPAL DISTRICT BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

10. AMAN SINGH RAJPUT S/O LATE SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH RAJPUT, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (SUB ENGINEER) DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES R/O FLAT NO. 815 RGAL TREASURE APARTMENT AYODHYA BYPASS ROAD BHOPAL DISTRICT BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

11. GAJRAJ SINGH RAI S/O LATE SHRI JEEVAN SINGH RAI, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (ASST. ENGINEER) DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES R/O SANYAL SCHOOL NEAR CHUNA BHATTA WARD NO.11 DEVDARA MANDLA DISTRICT MANDLA (MADHYA PRADESH)

Signature Not Verified

12. ABHAY KUMAR SITE S/O LATE SHRI K. D. SITE, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (ASST. ENGINEER) DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES R/O HOUSE NO. 3082/1 KASHI KUNJ COLONY NARMADA ROAD JABALPUR DISTRICT JABALPUR (MADHYA PRADESH)

13. ASHOK KUMAR MULHA S/O LATE SHRI B.L.

MULHA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (ASST. GRADE II) DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES R/O ISHAN PARK TOWER-1 6TH FLOOR B-12 PATEL NAGAR RISEN ROAD BHOPAL DISTRICT BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

14. ARVIND KUMAR WASULE S/O SHRI NATTHUJI WASULE, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVT. EMPLOYEE (SUB ENGINEER) DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES R/O NEAR SATAWA MATA MANDIR BANSOD COLONY JALARAM WARD PANDHURNA CHHINDWARA DISTRICT CHHINDWARA (MADHYA PRADESH)

.....PETITIONERS (BY SHRI RISHABH NIGAM - ADVOCATE)

AND

1. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES MANTRALAYA VALLABH BHAWAN BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

2. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE MANTRALAYA VALLABH