1 2025:CGHC:61195-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 13959 of 2025 1 - Nitya Devangan D/o P.N. Devangan Aged About 40 Years R/o Devanganpura, District- Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh- 492001 2 - Roshan Yadav S/o Pramod Yadav Aged About 35 Years R/o Ward No., 18, P.S. Masturi, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh-495001 ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Public Health And Family Welfare, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, C.G. 2 - The Commissioner Cum-Director Department Of Health Services, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, C.G. 3 - Mission Director National Health Mission, Sector- 19, Atal Nagar Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur, C.G. 4 - Chhattisgarh Pubic Service Commission, (C.G.P.S.C.) Through The Secretary, North Block, Sector- 19, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur, C.G. 5 - Rehabilitation Council Of India (R.C.I.) Through The Chairperson, B- 22, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi- 110016 6 - National Medical Commission Through The Chairman, Pocket-14, Sector-8, Dwarka Phase-1, New Delhi- 110077 ... Respondent(s) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.12.17 11:05:17 +0530 2 (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioners : Mr. Ali Asgar, Advocate For Respondent/ State : Mr. Shashank Thakur, Dy. Advocate General For Respondent/ UoI : Ms. Annapurna Tiwari, CGC For Respective Respondents : Mr. C.J.K. Rao, Dr. Sudeep Agrawal and Ms. Aishley Shrivastava, Advocates Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 16.12.2025 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners with the following prayer :- “i. To kindly call for the records from the respondents; ii. To kindly struck down the notification dated 09.09.2024 issued by Respondent No. 1, under Serial No. 11 of Schedule III, Group-A (Medical), Column No. 5 of the Chhattisgarh Health and Family Welfare Department (Gazetted) Service Recruitment Rules, 1988 whereby an amendment has been made to the prescribed qualifications for the post of Clinical Psychologist with the prescribed qualification of M.D. or a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology, or any other equivalent qualification recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC) to the extent that it confers the power to recognize equivalent qualification by the NMC instead of Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI). iii. The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the consideration of candidature of petitioners for the post of Clinical Psychology as petitioners have been discharging duties and services as psychologist 3 clinical under National Health Mission with their requisite qualification as the respondent state has been recruiting persons with degrees such as M.Phil. or M.Sc./M.Α. degrees in Psychology. iv. Any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. At the very outset, it has been brought to the notice of this Court that the issue involved in the present petition is already sub-judice before this Court in other similar matter bearing WPS No. 8772 of 2025. 3. In view of the above, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this petition with liberty to file appropriate application in the aforesaid matter. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents have no objection. 5. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. 6. Certified copy of the documents annexed in the petition, if any, may be returned back to the counsel for the petitioner after obtaining the photocopy of the same. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice S. Bhilwar