1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8186 of 2024 1. Laxminarayan Sharma S/o Late Shri Kunjram Sharma, Aged About 55 Years Posted As Helper At P.W.D., Sub Division No.1, Katghora, Add.- Ward No.8, Katghora, District- Korba (C.G.) 2. Vishnu Prasad Kaiwartya S/o Shri Ganesh Ram Kaiwartya, Aged About 52 Years Posted As Helper At P.W.D., Sub Division No.3, Janjgir Champa, Add.- Village-Taorad, District-Janjgir- Champa (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Secretary Department Of Public Works Chhattisgarh Government Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Chhhattisgarh. 2. Engineer In Chief, Department Of Public Works Sirpur Bhawan, Civil Line Behind Akashwani Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3. Superintending Engineer, Office Of Superintending Engineer, Bilaspur Circle, Mungeli Road, Bilaspur (C.G.) 4. Sub-Divisional Officer, Katghora Pwd Sub Division-1, Katghora, District- Korba (C.G.) 5. Sub-Divisional Officer, Katghora, Pwd, P.W.D., Sub Division No.3, Janjgir-Champa, District- Korba (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Rakesh Dubey, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Shailja Shukla, Dy. G.A. Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2025.01.15 10:54:09 +0530 2 Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 08/01/2025 1. The petitioners prays for following relief(s): 1. This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the Respondent No.2 to consider and decide the representation filed by the petitioner within stipulated time of four weeks, in the interest of justice. II. This Court may kindly be pleased to pass any other or further order(s) deemed fit and necessary in the facts and circumstances in the matter. 2. Brief facts of the matter is that, the petitioner No.1 is presently posted as helper at Sub-Division-1, Public Works Department Katghora, District-Korba and petitioner No.2 is posted as helper at Sub-Division-3, Public Works Department, District- Janjgin Champa. In the year 2014, petitioner No.1 had filed representation before the Department for consideration promotion on higher post i.e. Driver but the same was not considered and decided, therefore, petitioner has filed a writ petition bearing WPS No. 1922 of 2014, in which this Court vide order dat 16.04.2014 had directed the respondent authorities to consider and decide the petitioner's representation within three months but till date the representation made by the petitioner before respondent No.2 is still pending for consideration, hence this petition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submit that the petitioner No.1 has filed a Writ Petition No. 1922 of 2014, in which Hon'ble Court has directed the respondents authority to consider and decide the petitioner No.1's representation within three months but the same is still pending. He also submits that presently, the petitioners are 3 working as a helper in the Public Works Department and they are eligible for promotion for the post of Driver. He further submit that the petitioners have filed relevant documents along with their applications before the concerned authorities, however, they are not considering the same, as such a direction may be issued to the concerned authority to consider the representation filed by the petitioners for promotion of the post of Drivers, as they are having requisite qualification as well as appropriate driving license. 4. Learned counsel for the State submits that if the petitioners have file any application for the promotion of post of Driver, which is pending before the respondent authority,then it will be considered and decide considered strictly, in accordance with law. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. From the bare perusal of the material available on record as well as the submission made by the parties, the instant writ petition at this juncture, is disposed of with a direction to the concerned respondent authority to consider and decide the applications filed by the petitioners for grant of promotion to the post of Driver within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 7. Accordingly, instant writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid direction. 8. No order as to cost(s). Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) JUDGE vaishali