1 2025:CGHC:49891 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5702 of 2016 1 - Rajni Singh W/o Shri Sanjeev Singh, Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Jagmahant and Post Dhurkot, Tahsil Nawagarh, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh 2 - Kiran Singh, W/o Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Aged About 38 Years R/o Ward No. 19, Indra Nagar, Behind New Chichai Colony, Champa, District Janjgir Champa, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Keshar Kumar Dewangan, S/o Shri Naresh Dewangan, Aged About 32 Years R/o Village And Post Chandrapur, Tahsil Dabhra, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioners versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 2 - Zila Panchayat, Janjgir, through the Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Janpad Panchayat, Nawagarh, through the Chief Executive Officer, Nawagarh, Block Nawagarh, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For the petitioners : Mr. Jitendra Pali, Advocate For the State : Mr. Atanu Ghosh, Government Advocate For respondents 2 & 3 : Mr. Arvind Dubey, Advocate. (Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Order on Board 07/10/2025 1. By this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioners pray for a direction commanding respondent no.3 to consider the merit position/ rank of petitioners and restore their seniority above the persons who are below in the merit rank. ALLENA ANNAJEE RAO Digitally signed by ALLENA ANNAJEE RAO Date: 2025.10.08 14:07:19 +0530 2 2. Pursuant to the order passed by this Court on 19.09.2025, the concerned officer of respondent no.3 namely Mr. Anil Kumar is present in person. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have submitted representations vide Annexures P-16 & P-17 in the year 2014 and 2015 before Respondent no.3 i.e., Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Nawagarh, District Janjgir Champa, claiming seniority from the date of release of the first selection list as also payment of consequential benefits of seniority from the said date, however, the said representations have not been considered. He further submits that for the time being, this petition may be disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3 to decide the representations filed by the petitioners in accordance with Rule 31 of the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Service (Recruitment and General Conditions of Services) Rules, 1999. 4. The prayer made by the petitioners is not opposed by the learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the State as also the learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondents 2 & 3. 5. In view of the above submissions, respondent no.3 is directed to consider and decide the pending representations filed by the petitioners vide Annexure P-16 & 17 within a period of 60 days considering the provisions of Rule 31 of Panchayat Services Recruitment and General Conditions of Service Rules 1999 and communicate the decision taken thereof to the petitioners within a further period of two weeks from the date of decision of the said representations. If the petitioners are aggrieved by the decision taken by the respondent no.3, they shall have liberty to challenge the same before the appropriate Court in accordance with law. 6. With the above direction, this writ petition stands finally disposed of. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Rao