1 2025:CGHC:42532 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8440 of 2025 1 - Khileshwar Prasad Joshi S/o Shri Makhan Das Joshi Aged About 56 Years R/o Post- Headmaster Middle School, Government Middle School Bundeli, Block- Dondi-Lohara, Distt.- Balod (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Principal Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Department Of School Education, Indrawati Bhawan, Block- C, 1st Floor, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer Balod, Distt.- Balod (C.G.) 4 - Block Development Education Officer Development Block- Dondi Lohara, Distt.- Balod (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Ruchi Nagar, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Keshav Gupta, Govt. Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 21/08/2025 1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition claiming the following relief(s):- VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Digitally signed by VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2025.08.22 12:25:41 +0530 2 "(10.1) The Hon'ble Court may kindly pleased to direct the respondent authority to rectify the entries of seniority list published on 29.10.2024 in serial no. 513 in respect to petitioner, and to rectify promotion date on the post of Headmaster as 12.08.2010 in place of 05.12.2017; (10.2) The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authority to consider the candidature of petitioner for promotion on the post of Principal, effect from 30.04.2025; (10.3) To kindly grant any other writ(s), order(s), relief(s) in favour of the petitioner, which the Hon'ble Court deemed fit & just in the facts and circumstances of the case, including awarding of the costs to the petitioner." 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would restrict her submission to the extent that the petitioner may be directed to move a fresh representation to respondents No.1 and 2 for correction of entries made in column No.15 and 16 in the gradation list, which is with respect to the promotion order on the post of Headmaster and date of seniority, which is mentioned as 05-12-2017, whereas, the correct entry would be 12-08-2010 in both these columns. She would further submit that the petitioner has not made any representation with respect to his grievance, however, the petitioner is willing to move a fresh representation to respondents No.1 and 2 and if such a representation is moved by the petitioner, the authorities may be directed to decide the representation within a stipulated time frame in view of the applicable rules and circulars. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State would submit that they have no objection, if direction is given to the petitioner to move his 3 representation and the respondents No.1 and 2 shall decide such representation with respect to the relevant correction in column No.15 and 16 of the gradation list. 4. Considering the limited submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, this petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to move a fresh representation before respondents No.1 and 2 within two weeks from today along with copy of this order and in the eventuality of making representation by the petitioner within the stipulated time, respondents No.1 and 2 are directed to take a decision on the representation of the petitioner within a further period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of representation in accordance with law and as per applicable rules and circulars governing the filed. 5. With the aforesaid observation the present writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge ved