2025:CGHC:34502 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1379 of 2021 1 - Khemsingh Gore S/o Dashrath Gore, Aged About 41 Years R/o Near Dinanath Bekari, Danteshwari Ward No. 20, Jagdalpur, District Bastar (Chhattisgarh), District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh 2 - Kishore Pandey S/o Harishwar Pandey, Aged About 32 Years R/o House No. 219, Inspector Para Kondagaon, District Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh), District : Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - The State Of Chhattisgarh Through The General Administrative Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, New Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - The Collector, Kondagaon, District Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh), District : Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh 3 - Shri Rajendra Kumar Dhruv, S/o Shri Bhakatraj Dhruv, Aged About 42 Years Working As Assistant Grade-02, At Tahsil Office Keshkal, District Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh), District : Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh 4 - Shri Roshan Kumar Khambari, S/o Shri Purnashwar Khambari, Aged About 50 Years Working As Assistant Grade-02, At Tahsil Office Farasgaon, District Kondagaon Chhattisgarh, District : Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh 5 - Shri Birendra Kumar Usendi, S/o Shri Mangal Ram Usendi, Aged About 45 Years Working As Assistant Grade-02, At Tahsil Office Baderajpur, District Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh), District : Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh 6 - Smt. Satyeshwari Patra, W/o Shri Mukaram Naag, Aged About 33 Years Working As Assistant Grade-02, At Tahsil Office Makdi, District Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh), District : Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh 7 - Shri Umesh Kumar Naag, S/o Thanwar Singh, Aged About 48 Years Working As Assistant Grade-02, At Tahsil Office Baderajpur, District Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh)., District : Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh 8 - Shri Arjun Singh Netam, S/o Late Shri Mahara Ram Netam, Aged About 43 Years Working As Assistant Grade-02, At Tahsil Office Farasgaon, District Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh), District : Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh -2- 9 - Shri Chintaram Netam, S/o Shri Ghasi Ram Netam, Aged About 41 Years Working As Assistant Grade-02, At Tahsil Office Kondagaon, District Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh), District : Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh 10 - Kumari Champa Markam, D/o Shri Santuram Netam, Aged About 32 Years Working As Assistant Grade-02, At Tahsil Office Keshkal, District Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh), District : Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Amit Kumar Sharma, Advocate For respective respondents : Mr.Pramod Shrivastava, Dy.G.A. and Mr. Anumeh Shrivastava, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 21.07.2025 1. The petitioners have filed this petition seeking the following relief(s):- “10.1. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash/set aside the impugned promotion order dated 17.11.2020 (Annexure P/1), issued by Respondent No. 2. 10.2. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass any other writ(s), order(s) or direction(s) which the Hon'ble Court deems just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case; 10.3. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to award the cost of petition.” 2. Mr. Shrama, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners as well as respondents No.3 to 10 were appointed on the same date but their names were considered for promotion to the post of Assistant Grade-II. He would further submit that a direction may be issued to the respondent authorities to convene a meeting of Departmental Promotion Committee and consider the names of the petitioners for promotion to the next higher post. 3. On the other hand, Mr. Shrivastava, learned Deputy Government Advocate appearing for the State would oppose the submissions made by Mr. Sharma. 4. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the documents placed on the record. 5. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by Mr. Sharma, this petition at this juncture is disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to make a representation before the competent authority claiming therein promotion to the post of Assistant Grade-II and in turn, the authority concerned is directed to take appropriate decision in an objective manner expeditiously strictly in accordance with law preferably within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid observation(s)/direction(s), the present petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge Rekha