1 2025:CGHC:897-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2268 of 2024 Deep Kumar Ekeshwar S/o Late Devdas Aged About 29 Years R/o Village Devrikhurd, Ward 42, Tahsil-Bilaspur, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh, Secretary, Department Of Public Health Engineering, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - The Director, Directorate, Department Of Public Health Engineering, Indrawati Bhawan, New Raipur 3 - Chief Engineer, Department Of Public Health Engineering, Indravati Bhawan, New Raipur 4 - Narayan Prasad Bunkar Now Posted As Handpump Technician At The Office Of Superintendent-Engineer, Department Of Public Health Engineering, Division- Narayanpur 5 - Union Of India, Through Secretary, Ministry Of Skill Development And Entrepreneurship, Director General Of Training, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi -11001. 6 - National Council For Vocational Education And Training (NCVET), Through Its Chairperson, 4th Floor, Kaushal Bhawan (Near Hotel Leela Palace), Africa Ave, Diplomatic Enclave, Chanakyapur, New Delhi, 110023. ... Respondents BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Digitally signed by BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Date: 2025.01.07 18:11:30 +0530 2 For Petitioner : Mr.Ravi Kumar Bhagat, Advocate For Respondents No.1 to 3/State For Respondent No.4 For Respondents No.5 and 6 : : : Mr.Y.S.Thakur, Additional Advocate General Mr.Kaushal Yadav, Advocate Mr.Ramakant Mishra, Deputy Solicitor General Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 07/01/2025 1. Heard Mr.Ravi Kumar Bhagat, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr.Y.S.Thakur, learned counsel appearing for respondents No.1 to 3/State, Mr.Kaushal Yadav, learned counsel appearing for respndent No.4 and Mr.Ramakant Mishra, learned Deputy Solicitor General appearing for respondents No.5 and 6. 2. The petitioner has filed this writ petition with the following reliefs:- “I0.1 This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to produce entire records pertaining to instant matter. 10.2 This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to set aside the impugned action of respondent whereby the petitioner has been held ineligible and further to declare him eligible for the post of ‘Handpump Technician’ and to grant him 3 appointment on the aforesaid post with the respondent department. 10.3 This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to set aside the selection of respondent No.4 and also the appointment order issued to respondent No.4 by respondent department. 10.4 This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to declare ‘ultra-vires’ the scheduled III, clause 13 of ‘Chhattisgarh Public Health Engineering Department (Non-Gazetted (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2016’ (column no.5, which provides for required educational qualification) of 2 year course certificate from Industrial Training Institute (IIT) in ‘Tractor Mechanical Trade” and substituted by it by ‘1 year’. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has already been selected, but he prays that prayer made in para 10.4 of the writ petition be decided. 4. Considering the fact that the petitioner’s grievance has been redressed, we leave it open that prayer made in para 10.4 of the writ petition be adjudicated in some other case. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Bablu