1 2025:CGHC:46102-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPPIL No. 82 of 2025 1 - Varun Kumar S/o Nikanth Sahu Aged About 28 Years R/o Karonja Bhilai, P.S. Pulgaon, District- Durg Chhattisgarh. 2 - Sandeep Yadav S/o Shri Kripalram Yadav Aged About 32 Years R/o Daupara, Mungeli, P.S. Mungeli, District- Mungeli, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Purushottam Rathia S/o Santuram Rathia Aged About 32 Years R/o Village Patarapali, P.S. Raigarh District- Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 4 - David Baghel S/o Shri Salikram Baghel Aged About 34 Years R/o Pali, P.S. Pali, District- Korba, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Pravin Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Tuman Lal Sahu Aged About 23 Years R/o Karonja Bhilai, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Vikash Jaishwal S/o Shri Mahesh Jaishwal Aged About 24 Years R/o Chakarbhata, P.S. Mungeli, Tehsil Mungeli, Chhattisagrh. 7 - Surendra Jaishwal S/o Ashwant Raj Jaishwal Aged About 25 Years R/o Chakarbhata, P.S. Tehsil And District- Mungeli, Chhattisgarh. 8 - Laxman Prasad Kewat S/o Radhe Lal Kewat Aged About 26 Years R/o Village Shiotakri, Masturi, District- Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioners versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh, through Secretary, Home Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Director General of Police Chhattisgarh Head Quarter, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Timing Technologies India Private Limited Through Its Director, Office of 3rd Floor, West Wing Block-1, My Home Hub, Madhapur, Hyderabad, India. 4 - Central Bureau of Investigation Plot No.5-B, 6th Floor, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 ROHIT KUMAR CHANDRA Digitally signed by ROHIT KUMAR CHANDRA 2 ... Respondents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioners : Mr. B.P. Singh, Advocate For Respondents /State : Mr. Prafull N. Bharat, Advocate General along with Mr. Sangharsh Pandey, GA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 10.09.2025 1. Heard Mr. B.P. Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. Prafull N. Bharat, learned Advocate General along with Mr. Sangharsh Pandey, learned Government Advocate, appearing for the State/respondents. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India styled as Public Interest Litigation, seeking following reliefs :- “i. That, in the public interest this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ and quash the 'Physical Efficiency Test' for Recruitment, 2023 in light of Advertisement dated 20/10/2023 (Annexure P/2) and further to 'reconduct' the 'Physical Efficiency Test for Recruitment Year, 2023. ii. This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to punish/or to order for initiating departmental enquiry for those officers who were involved in giving/raising higher marks to unsuccessful candidates, illegally or unfairly. iii. That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue writ/writs, direction/directions, directing a thorough, 3 independent CBI investigation into the manner in which the public servants and stakeholders knowingly allowed such irregularities at the test centers. iv. That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue writ/writs, direction/directions, directing a registration of a First Information Report under the relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act against all officers, employees, and the employees of the Respondent No.3” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that out of 08 petitioners, 04 petitioners are the selected candidates and they are going to appear in the physical test to be held on 14.09.2025 and so far as the other candidates are concerned, they have also participated in the recruitment process, but as the recruitment process was not fair, hence, the petitioners have come up before this Court with the aforesaid prayers. 4. As out of 08 petitioners, 04 petitioners have to appear in the physical test to be held on 14.09.2025 and other petitioners, whose rights have been infringed, they have the right to challenge the final appointment of the candidates before the appropriate forum, hence, we do not find any good ground for interference in the present matter. 5. Accordingly, the instant petition is dismissed. 6. Security amount deposited by the petitioners stands forfeited. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Chandra