1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 13594 of 2025 1 - Mohammed Mumtaj Ansari S/o Late Mahbub Shakir Aged About 48 Years R/o Wadrafnagar, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Joint Director Education Division Surguja, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 4 - Collector District Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh 5 - District Education Officer District Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh 6 - Block Education Officer Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh 7 - Smt. Afjana Bano Wd/o Mohd. Shahnwaj Alam Aged About 46 Years R/o Wadrafnagar, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Parth Kumar Jha, Advocate For Respondent(s)/State : Mr. Anmol Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board VED PRAKASH DEWANGAN Digitally signed by VED PRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2025.12.04 18:36:32 +0530 2 04/12/2025 1. The limited grievance raised by the petitioner in the present writ petition for a direction to the respondent No.2 to decide the departmental appeal pending before it since 21.07.2025. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that, vide order dated 01.07.2025 (Annexure P/7), the services of the petitioner have been terminated by the Joint Director (Education), Surguja Division, Ambikapur, against which the petitioner a departmental appeal on 21.07.2025, but till date his departmental appeal has not been decided, therefore, the respondent No.2 may be directed to decide the departmental appeal within the stipulated time frame, in accordance with law. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State opposes has no objection, if such a direction to decide the departmental appeal within the stipulated period, in accordance with law, if already not decided. 4. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the present writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent No.2 to decide the pending departmental appeal of the petitioner (Annexure P/8) within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, in accordance with law, on its own merits and after providing proper opportunity of hearing to the parties. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge ved