2025:CGHC:42825 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 9301 of 2025 1 - Bajrang Lal Sahu S/o Late Shri Jagdish Prasad Sahu Aged About 38 Years R/o Quarter No. A-1/10, Old Irrigation Colony, Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 2 - Aashish Mishra S/o Late Shri Suresh Kumar Mishra Aged About 30 Years R/o Ward No. 9, National Highway Road, Udayband, Mukam Post - Pisod, Tehsil Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Health And Family Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, P.S. Rakhi, Tehsil Aarang, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Secretary General Administration Department Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Director Directorate Of Health Services, Chhattisgarh, Swastha Bhawan, North Block Sector-19 Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Chief Medical And Health Officer Janjgir-Champa, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh …Respondents (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioners : Shri Vibhor Govardhan, Advocate For Respondents/State : Shri Arvind Dubey, GA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 22.08.2025 1. Petitioner has filed this petition for the following reliefs: “10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for the entire records in relates to the case of the petitioners from the possession of respondents for its kind perusal. Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2025.08.25 11:09:55 +0530 Wps 9301 of 2025 2 10.2 That, this Hon’ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to consider and grant promotion to the petitioners on the post of Assistant Grade-III from the date when their promotion was due along with all consequential benefits, in the interst of justice. 10.3 that, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to permit the petitioners to submit a fresh representation with regard to their promotion and the respondent authorities may be directed to decide the said representation in light of GAD circular dated 24.05.1996 and madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh Public Health and Family Welfare (Directorate of health Services) Class III Ministerial Services Recruitment Rules 1989, in the interest of justice. 10.4 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief/reliefs in favour of the petitioners, which the Hon’ble Court deemed fit & just in the facts and circumstances of the case, including awarding of the costs to the petitioner.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners would restrict his submission that petitioners, who are working as Class IV employees, and are entitled for promotion to Class-III/AG III post, though made representations on 07.08.2023, 10.08.2023, 01.12.2023, and 17.07.2025 (Annexure P8) but the same has not been considered till date. Therefore, respondent-4 may be directed to take decision on the representation of the petitioners, in accordance with law, within the stipulated time frame. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State though objected the petition on merits, not opposed for such a direction is being given to take decision on the pending representations of the petitioners, in accordance with law. Wps 9301 of 2025 3 4. Considering limited submission made by learned counsel for the petitioners, present petition stands disposed of directing respondent-4 to take decision on the pending representations dated 07.08.2023, 10.08.2023, 01.12.2023, and 17.07.2025 (Annexure P8), in accordance with law, on its own merits, and also in view of applicable rules and circulars holding the field, after verification of their service record, within 90 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 5. Petitioner is directed to produce copy of this order before respondent-3 within two weeks from today. 6. With aforesaid observation and direction, present petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE padma