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2025 DAILYLAW 57179 (CHH)

RAJMANI SHARMA v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

WPS/8286/2025 · 2025-08-20

Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

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1 2025:CGHC:42542 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8286 of 2025 1 - Rajmani Sharma S/o - Jaikaran Prasad Sharma, Aged About 60 Years R/o - Gandhi Chowk Gandai District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Urban Administration And Development Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Director, Directorate of Urban Administration And Development, Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Joint Director, Directorate of Urban Administration And Development, Durg Division, Durg, District - Durg, Chhattisgarh 4 - Collector, Khairagarh - Chhuikhadan - Gandai, District Khairagarh - Chhuikhadan - Gandai, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Nagar Panchayat (Gandai), Through President, Gandai, District - Khairagarh - Chhuikhadan - Gandai, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Chief Municipal Officer, Nagar Panchayat - Gandai, District - Khairagarh - Chhuikhadan - Gandai, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Shatrughan Das Markande, Posted As Peon / Sweeper, Nagar Panchayat - Gandai, District - Khairagarh - Chhuikhadan - Gandai, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Saket Pandey, Advocate. Digitally signed by MOHAMMAD AADIL KHAN 2 For State/Respondents No.1 to 4 : Mr. S. Choubey, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 21-08-2025 1. The petitioner has made following relief in the present writ petition:- “10.1 That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for records pertaining to the case of the petitioner, in the interest of justice. 10.2 That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to set aside and quash the impugned order dated 07/05/2025 (ANNEXURE P/1) annd 21/02/2025 (ANNEXURE P/2), in the interest of justice. 10.3 That, the Hon’ble Court may Kindly be pleased enough to direct the respondent authorities to not allow the private respondent to render services with respect to additional charges provided to him impugned orders, in the interest of justice. 10.4 That, any other relief, which this Hon’ble Court may deemed just and fit in facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would restrict his submission to the extent that he may be permitted to make a fresh representation against the order dated 21-02-2025 and 07-05-2025, Annexure-P/2 and Annexure-P/1 respectively before respondent No.6 raising his grievances and the respondent No.6 may be directed to decide the representation in accordance with law in view of the order dated 20-05-2015 (Annexure-P/3). 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that vide the order dated 21- 02-2025 the petitioner was handed over the additional charge of clerical work of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, whereas vide order dated 07-05-2025 the said additional charge of clerical work of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana was handed over to respondent No.7 which is violation of the memo dated 20-05-2015 3 (Annexure-P/3). He may be permitted to make a fresh representation to respondent No.6 raising his grievance and in the eventuality of making his representation, the authority concerned may be directed to decide the representation of the petitioner within a stipulated time-frame in accordance with law. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State has no objection if such a direction is given to decide the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law. He would further submit that respondent No.6 is an independent body who may take a decision on the representation of the petitioner. 5. Considering the limited submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the present writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to move his fresh representation to respondent No.6 and in the eventuality of making representation to respondent No.6 by the petitioner, the same shall be decided within a further period of four weeks from the date of its receipt, in accordance with law on its merit keeping in view the relevant rules and circulars governing the field. 6. The petitioner is directed to make his representation within one week from today to respondent No.6. 7. With the aforesaid observation the present writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Aadil