Citation : 2026 Latest Caselaw 1751 Chatt
Judgement Date : 16 April, 2026
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2026:CGHC:17363
by SIDDHANT
SIDDHANT TAMRAKAR
TAMRAKAR Date:
2026.04.17
11:15:10
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NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
WPS No. 3161 of 2018
1. Heer Singh Jagat S/o Late Jethu Ram Jagat, Aged About 38 Years Junior
Technical Assistant, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited,
Janjgir Champa, Block Kota, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.
2. Jawahar Lal Patel S/o Shri Motiram Patel, Aged About 53 Years Junior
Technical Assistant, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited,
Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.
3. Mahendra Kumar Sharma S/o Shri Ramadhar Sharma, Aged About 33 Years
Junior Technical Assistant, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation
Limited, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.
4. Dilip Kumar Pradhan S/o Shri Bhaskar Pradhan, Aged About 44 Years Junior
Technical Assistant, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited,
Balod, District Balod Chhattisgarh., District : Balod, Chhattisgarh
5. Pawan Kumar Sahu S/o Kejuram Sahu, Aged About 33 Years Junior
Technical Assistant, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited,
Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
6. Lokeshwar Sahu S/o Manohar Lal Sahu, Aged About 40 Years Junior
Technical Assistant, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited,
Balod, District Balod Chhattisgarh., District : Balod, Chhattisgarh
7. Vimal Kumar Poya S/o Shri Ishwar Singh Poya, Aged About 42 Years Junior
Technical Assistant, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited,
Sukma, Block Charama, District Kanker Chhattisgarh., District : Kanker,
Chhattisgarh
8. Ravindra Kumar Ramteke S/o Shri Manishanker Ramteke, Aged About 41
Years Junior Technical Assistant, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies
Corporation Limited, Kanker, District Kanker Chhattisgarh., District :
Kanker, Chhattisgarh
9. Pranav Mahesh Kurre S/o Shri Kedarnath Kurre, Aged About 33 Years
Junior Technical Assistant, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation
Limited, Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh., District : Janjgir-
Champa, Chhattisgarh
10.Dinesh Kumar Aditya S/o Late Shri Sammelal Aditya Aged About 35 Years
Junior Technical Assistant, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation
Limited, Sarangarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh., District : Raigarh,
Chhattisgarh
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11.Pankaj Goyal S/o Late Shri Parmeshwar Prasad Goyal, Aged About 42 Years
Junior Technical Assistant, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation
Limited, Baloda Bazar Bhatapara District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara
Chhattisgarh., District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh
12.Sanjay Kumar Soni S/o Late Shri G.P. Soni, Aged About 39 Years Junior
Technical Assistant, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited,
Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh., District : Janjgir-Champa,
Chhattisgarh
... Petitioner(s)
versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Food And Civil Supplies
Corporation Limited, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District
Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
2. Mahaprabandhak Prashashan, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation
Limited, Hitwad Parisar, Avanti Vihar, Telibandha, Raipur, District Raipur
Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
3. Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited,
Hitwad Parisar, Avanti Vihar, Telibandha, Raipur, District Raipur
Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
4. District Manager, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Bal
Ashram Parisar Katchaheri Chowk, Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur,
Chhattisgarh
5. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Finance Department,
Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.).
... Respondent(s)
For Petitioners : Mr. Shashi Kumar Kushwaha, Advocate For State : Mr. Vinay Kumar Pandey, Dy. Advocate General
Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 16.04.2026
1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has sought the following relief(s):-
"10.1 That the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the petition by allowing the petition and directing the respondents to decide the representations Annexure P/7 to Annexure P/9 within stipulated period, so that the petitioners who are working in initial grade from the date of
appointment can get promotion before retirement with all consequential and monetary benefit.
10.2 Costs of the petition be awarded and
10.3 Any other relief or direction which the Hon'ble Court may deems fit, be also awarded."
2. Mr. Kushwaha would submit that the petitioners were appointed as Junior
Technical Assistants in pay scale of Rs. 3050-75-3950-80-4590 vide order
dated 15.04.2008. He would submit that the respondent No. 2 wrote a letter
to the respondent No. 1 for amendment of promotion rules and to create
promotional avenue. He would submit that the letters sent by respondent No.
2 in this regard are still pending consideration before respondent No. 1, and
till date no decision has been taken. It is also argued that the petitioners made
representations before respondents Nos. 1 to 3 on 01.07.2010, 02.07.2016
and 18.08.2017, but till date no decision has been taken.
3. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for State would oppose.
4. Heard.
5. In the prayer clause, the petitioner has sought direction to respondents No. 1
to 3 to decide the pending representation/s within stipulated time, therefore,
this petition, at this juncture, is disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the
petitioners to make representation/s before respondents No. 1 to 3, and in
turn, the said authorities are directed to decide the representation/s so made
by the petitioners, preferably, within a period of 120 days from its receipt.
6. With the aforesaid observation(s), and direction(s), the instant petition is
hereby disposed of.
Sd/-
(Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE $iddhant
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