1 2025:CGHC:14572 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 10 of 2025 1 Tekeshwar Sahu S/o Shri Bholaram, Aged About 34 Years R/o Village And Post- Giroud, District Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) 2 Shweta Sahu, D/o Shri Ramnath Sahu, Aged About 30 Years R/o Ramnagar, Jangalpara, Ward No. 3, Nagri, District Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) 3 Vishwanath Yadav, S/o Shri Janak Lal Yadav, Aged About 38 Years R/o Village And Post - Chhavani - Bhilai, District Durg (Chhattisgarh) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Mineral Resource, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 2 Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 3 Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2025.03.26 17:09:56 +0530 2 (Chhattisgarh) 4 Director, Geology And Mining, Directorate Of Geology And Mining, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 5 Engineer In Chief, Public Works Department, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Sector-19, Atal Nagar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 6 Director, Directorate Of Panchayat And Rural Development, North Block, Sector-19, Atal Nagar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 7 Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board, Through Its Secretary, Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 13 of 2025 1 Ravindra Kumar Paikra S/o Ramcharan Paikra Aged About 34 Years R/o Village- Medh P.S.- Balodabazaar District- Balodabazaar- Bhatapara, C.G. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through, Secretary, Department Of Mineral Resource, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, C.G. 2 Secretary Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, C.G. 3 3 Secretary Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, C.G. 4 Director Geology And Mining, Directorate Of Geology And Mining, District- Raipur, C.G. 5 Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Sector-19, Atal Nagar, Raipur, C.G. 6 Director Directorate Of Panchayat And Rural Development, North Block, Sector-19, Atal Nagar, Raipur, C.G. 7 Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board Through Its Secretary, Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board, Raipur, C.G. --- Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Chandresh Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent(s)/ State : Shri Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Dy. G.A. For Respondent No. 7 : Shri Avinash Singh, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 26/03/2025 Heard. 1. Since the issue involved in both the case is similar, they are being 4 considered and decided by this common order. 2. By the present writ petitions, the petitioners, who have participated in the combined recruitment process for the post of Draftsman/ Assistant Draftsman (CDM) in the year 2018 conducted by C.G. Professional Examination Board whose names appeared in the select list/ merit list dated 19.07.2018, are seeking direction towards the respondent/ authorities to consider the candidature of the petitioners and issue appointment order. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submit that the name of the petitioners found place in the merit list of the combined recruitment process of 2018, however the petitioners are not being granted appointment as the appointment order are issued in the piecemeal manner by the department of PWD and Mining. He further submits that vide Annexure P-1 dated 09.09.2024 the petitioners have submitted representations by raising their grievance to both the department i.e. PWD and Mining, however the said representation is still pending and the same has not been decided till date. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents on instructions submit that as far as the PWD department is concerned there is no post lying vacant as all the posts have been filled up by the selected candidates. He further submits that if the representation is still pending before the respondent authorities, the same will be considered and decided in accordance with the applicable rules 5 within a stipulated period. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings and the representation filed by the petitioners. 6. It is not in dispute that the petitioners have participated in the recruitment process for the post of Draftsman/ Assistant Draftsman in the joint recruitment process by the respondent No. 7 for PWD and Mining Department, however till date no appointment order has been issued by the petitioner inspite of the fact that the name of the petitioners found place in the select list of the recruitment process. As the petitioners herein are presently seeking limited relief of direction towards the respondent to decide the representation submitted by them, both the present writ petitions are disposed off with the direction to the concerned authority (Engineer in Chief, PWD and Director Mining) to decide the representation of the petitioners within a period of 45 days in accordance with law and rules. 7. The petitioners are at liberty to file a fresh representation before the concerned authority, if so desire. 8. Petitioners are directed to apprise about the order of this court to the concerned authority. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE Jyoti