1 2025:CGHC:33688 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8195 of 2018 1 - Smt. Snehlata Minj D/o Karlus Minj, Aged About 35 Years Presently Working As Staff Nurse At Community Health Centre, Manora, District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Anju Baby Xalxo, W/o Duryodhan Kumar, Aged About 34 Years Presently Working As Staff Nurse At Civiil Hospital Paththalgaon, District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Ku. Nisha Aditya, D/o Shri Ram Kumar Aditya, Aged About 30 Years Presently Working As Staff Nurse At Primary Health Centre, Chungadi, District : Surajpur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Smt. Rambha Mishra, W/o Umesh Kumar Mishra, Aged About 42 Years Presently Working As Staff Nurse At Community Health Centre, Bishrampur, District : Surajpur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Smt. Lalita Singh, W/o Balbhadra Singh, Aged About 42 Years Presently Working As Staff Nurse At Primary Health Centre, Khadgawan, District : Koriya (Baikunthpur), Chhattisgarh 6 - Smt. Geeta Patwark W/o Ashok Patwar, Aged About 48 Years Presently Working As Staff Nurse At Primary Health Centre, Belbahara, District : Koriya (Baikunthpur), Chhattisgarh 7 - Smt. Sharda Kashi, W/o Budhram, Aged About 50 Years Presently Working As Staff Nurse At District Hospital Baikunthpur, District : Koriya (Baikunthpur), Chhattisgarh 8 - Ku. Rukhmani Suryavanshi D/o Late Keju Ram Suryavanshi Aged About 38 Years Presently Working As Staff Nurse At Primary Health Centre, Podi Bachra, District : Koriya (Baikunthpur), Chhattisgarh 9 - Smt. Elizabeth Kindo, W/o Vinod Kujur, Aged About 35 Years Presently Working As Staff Nurse At Community Health Centre, Chirmiri, District : Koriya (Baikunthpur), Chhattisgarh 10 - Smt. Prem Mani Bhagat, W/o Shiv Shankar Bhagat, Aged About 43 Years Presently Working As Staff Nurse At Community Health Centre, Shankargarh, District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh Digitally signed by RAMESH KUMAR VATTI Date: 2025.07.21 18:59:29 +0530 2 11 - Smt. Ranjita Ekka, W/o Shri Amit Kumar Minj, Aged About 32 Years Presently Working As Staff Nurse At Community Health Centre, Narmadapur, Maipant, District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh ... Petitioners Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Commissioner, Health Services, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Divisional Joint Director, Health Services, Surguja Division, Ambikapur, District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. C.J.K. Rao, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Vedant Shadangi, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 17/07/2025 1. The petitioners have filed this petition seeking the following relief(s):- 10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to set aside the order dated 29.11.2018 (Annexure P-1) issued by respondent No. 3. 10.2 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to allow the petitioner to work in the post of Staff Nurse. 10.3 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief as it may deems fit and appropriate. 2. Mr. C.J.K. Rao, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the orders of promotion of the petitioners to the post of Staff Nurses were cancelled on 29.11.2018 on the ground that the petitioners were not having requisite qualifications for post of Staff Nurse. He would submit that the State has already amended the Recruitment Rules on 11.06.2022 and General Nursing Midvisory Course has been included as requisite qualification for the post of Staff 3 Nurse. He would submit that in other districts, the order of cancellation of promotions have been cancelled by the appropriate authority and subsequent promotion orders have been issued. He would submit that the petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to make representation(s) in the light of the subsequent developments and amendment inserted in the service rules. 3. No objection from other side. 4. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by Mr. C.J.K. Rao, this petition, at this juncture, is disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to make representation(s) before respondent No. 3 and in turn, the authority concerned is directed to take appropriate decision preferably within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge vatti