-1- 2025:CGHC:49961 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 11658 of 2025 1 - Ayush Tiwari S/o Suresh Kumar Tiwari Aged About 24 Years Category- General, R/o Ward No. 65, Sant Namdev Nagar, Bandhwapara, Sarkanda, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Pin- 495001 2 - Virendra Rajput S/o Narmadanand Rajput Aged About 27 Years Category- General, R/o Ward No. 02, Mandir Para, Gram Bhatapara, Tahsil And Post Lormi, District Mungeli (C.G.) Pin- 495115 3 - Naveen S/o Surendra Kumar Aged About 27 Years Category- General, R/o Daroga Kunwa, Agrasen Ward, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.), Pin- 497001 4 - Avinash Chauhan S/o Brijbhan Chauhan Aged About 24 Years Category- General, R/o Krishna Nagar, Belgahna, Tehsil Belgahna, Block Kota, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Pin- 495116 5 - Abhishek Kumar Mishra S/o Tribhuvan Mishra Aged About 26 Years Category- General, R/o Village Raweli, Post Parsada, District Raipur (C.G.) Pin 493661 6 - Akanksha Deshmukh D/o Ajay Deshmukh Aged About 27 Years Category- General, R/o 303 Rajat Homes, Hari Nagar, District Durg (C.G.) Pin- 491001 7 - Digambar Sakre S/o Bhagilal Sakre Aged About 28 Years Category- Sc, R/o Ward No. 01, Village Lahroud, Post Pithora, District Mahasamund (C.G.) Pin 493551 8 - Angad S/o Shankar Soni Aged About 31 Years Category- Sc, R/o Village Chhind, Post Chhind, Tahsil Sarangarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) Pin 496445 9 - Kaushal Kumar S/o Sukhchain Aged About 26 Years Category- Sc, R/o Village Bendarkona, Post Godhi, District Korba (C.G.), Pin- 495683 Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2025.10.09 11:02:05 +0530 -2- 10 - Anil Kumar S/o Nandlal Aged About 26 Years Category- St, R/o Village Gahila, Darri Para, Post Lamgaon, Block Batauli, District Surguja (C.G.) Pin- 497101 11 - Bhumika Painkra D/o Khulan Sai Aged About 27 Years Category- St, R/o Village Tangargaon, Post Pongro, Tahsil Kansabel, District Jashpur (C.G.) Pin- 496223 12 - Sanjeev Kerketta S/o Kendu Ram Aged About 25 Years Category- St, R/o Village Padhi, Post Pasta, Block Daura-Kochli, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) Pin- 497118 13 - Pratibha D/o Salik Ram Aged About 27 Years Category- St, R/o Village Silma, Block Batauli, District Surguja (C.G.), Pin- 497101 14 - Om Prakash S/o Prem Singh Aged About 26 Years Category- St, R/o Village- Umarkhohi (Nawapara), Post Jogisar, Tahsil Pendra Road, District Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi (C.G.) Pin 495117 15 - Man Singh S/o Ram Singh Aged About 31 Years Category- St, R/o Village And Post Pondi Bachra, Block Baikunthpur, District Korea (C.G.) Pin- 497449 16 - Lokesh Kunjam S/o Gupta Ram Kunjam Aged About 26 Years Category- St, R/o Budhamahadev, Ward No. 11, Mathpara, Kawardha (C.G.) Pin 491995 17 - Ankur Jaiswal S/o Rajendra Jaiswal Aged About 24 Years Category Obc (Ncl), R/o Vishwakarma Mohallah, Ward No. 09, Pendra, District Gaurella- Pendra- Marwahi (C.G.) Pin 495119 18 - Aniket Kumar Sahu S/o Nohar Das Sahu Aged About 27 Years Category- Obc (Ncl), R/o Village Chando, Post Khursitikul, District Rajnandgaon (C.G.) Pin 491661 19 - Ashwani Kumar S/o Ramu Aged About 27 Years Category- Obc (Ncl), R/o Village Bahera, Post Karesara, District Bemetara (C.G.) Pin- 491335 20 - Chandrahas Sahu S/o Yadram Sahu Aged About 30 Years Category- Obc (Ncl), R/o Village And Post Akalwara, Block Chhura, District Gariyaband (C.G.) Pin 493992 21 - Yogesh Kumar Patel S/o Bhagwat Prashad Patel Aged About 27 Years Category- Obc (Ncl), R/o Village And Post Bhawarchuwa, Block Basna, District Mahasamund (C.G.) Pin- 493558 22 - Rashmi Rawate D/o Hari Ram Rawate Aged About 27 Years Category- St, R/o Quarter No. 50, E 2 D Type, Nirmala Sector, Dalli Rajhara, District Balod (C.G.) Pin 491228 23 - Naveen Sahu S/o Ramlochan Sahu Aged About 27 Years Category- Obc -3- (Ncl), R/o Bazar Para, Ward No. 2, Abdul Kalam Nagar, Sakri, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Pin- 495001 24 - Rahul Sahu S/o Ganesh Sahu Aged About 27 Years Category- Obc (Ncl), R/o Bus Stand, Post Belgahna, Block Kota, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Pin- 495116 .. Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Department Of Agricultural Development And Farmer Welfare And Biotechnology, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nava Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Secretary General Administration Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Director Directorate Of Agriculture, 2nd Floor, Indrawati Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Additional Director Directorate Of Agriculture, 2nd Floor, Indrawati Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Director Directorate Of Sainik Welfare, Motibagh Road, Shastri Chowk, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) __________________________________________________________ For Petitioner (s) : Mr. Manoj Kumar Yadav, Advocate For State/respondents : Mr. Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Dy. Govt. Advocate _______________________________________________________ S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order On Board 07/10/2025 1. This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking following reliefs: “10.1 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for the records of the case from the respondents. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent's authorities to take necessary steps for converting the lying vacant Ex -Serviceman quota posts into open category and to be filled with -4- meritorious candidates from the merit list. 10.3 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent's authorities to issue appointment to the petitioners on the post of Rural Agriculture Extension Officer as advertised by advertisement no. Stha/Aa-1-Ba(1)/C.Bh.-05-2023/596. 10.4 In alternative, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent's authorities to decide the representation submitted by the petitioners in a stipulated time as fixed by this Hon'ble Court. 10.5 Any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper according to the facts and circumstances of the case along with the cost of the petition.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners at the outset submits that the petitioners are not pressing this writ petition on merit, however, seeking a direction of this Court to respondent No.3 to take decision on representation submitted by the petitioners expeditiously within a specified time. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, he is having no objection. If the representation submitted by the respective petitioners is still pending consideration, it will be considered and appropriate order will be passed in accordance with law. 4. On due consideration of the submissions made by learned counsel for the respective parties, this writ petition, at this stage, is disposed off with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider and decide pending -5- representation submitted by the petitioners in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. /- Sd/- Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen