1 2026:CGHC:20783 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 321 of 2026 1. Smt. Beena W/o Late Rajendra Nathu Aged About 50 Years Working As Peon In The Municipal Corporation, Bilaspur, Tah. And District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Nagariya Prashasan Awam Vikas Vibhag, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralay, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2. The Director Nagariya Prashasan Awam Vikas Vibhag, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralay, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3. The Municipal Corporation, Bilaspur Through Its Commissioner, Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. M.K. Sinha, Advocate For Respondent No.1 & 2 : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Dy. Government Advocate For Respondent No.3 : Mr. Aniruddh Shrivastava, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order On Board 04/05/2026 1. By way of present writ petition, petitioner is challenging the order dated 11.09.2025 (Annexure P/1) passed by respondent SYED ROSHAN ZAMIR ALI Digitally signed by SYED ROSHAN ZAMIR ALI Date: 2026.05.05 11:38:05 +0530 2 No.3 whereby the petitioner’s compassionate appointment granted vide order dated 10.01.2025 has been cancelled on the ground that the approval has been not been granted by the State Government. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that this writ petition is squarely covered by the order dated 18.11.2025 passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in WPS No. 12389 of 2025 (Jaichand Sarthi vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others) wherein this Court has passed the following order. “4. This Court vide order dated 03.11.2025 directed the Director, Ur- ban Administration and Develop- ment to file affidavit. In pursuance of the direction, the Director has filed affidavit wherein he has stated in paragraph 7 and 8 as under :- 7. The Urban Administration and Development Department re- ceived a total of 96 cases of com- passionate appointments from ur- ban bodies, ranging from 3 to 5 years in duration. These cases were examined and forwarded to the Administration Department. Later, after approval from the General Administration Depart- ment, 29 cases were approved. 8. For post-facto approval, letter No. Establishment/01/Compas- sionate Appointment/2025/14931 dated 08.01.2025, was received from the Municipal Corporation, Korba. There is no provision for post-facto approval in the General Administration Department’s cir- cular dated 14.06.2013. Head of the Department is not the compe- 3 tent authority to grant such ap- proval. The competent authority for compassionate appointment is the concerned Commissioner, Municipal Corporation. 5. From a bare perusal of the affi- davit, it is evident that the Director has assigned no reason whatsoever for denying approval. Such absence of reasoning reflects arbitrariness and highhandedness on the part of the authorities, which has the effect of defeating the lawful claim accrued in favour of the petitioner. 6. It is a well-settled proposition of law that compassionate appointment must be considered strictly in terms of the policy framed by the State Government. This Court cannot add or subtract any words into the policy so as to disturb its harmonious con- struction. As such, the petitioner’s case is required to be examined only in accordance with the Policy dated 14.06.2013 of which Clauses 15(4) and 16 provide as under:– 15.4 ifjokj esa vuqdEik fu;qfDr ds fy, dksbZ ik= O;Ld lnL; u gksus ij lacaf/kr dk;kZy; izeq[k }kjk rnk’k; dh lwpuk foHkkxk/;{k dk;kZy; dks vfoyac nh tk,xh ,oa rn~laca/kh i= dh izfrfyfi ifjokj ds eqf[k;k dks nh tk;sxhA 16. vuqdEik fu;qfDr ds fy, le; lhek & lkekU; ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa vuqdEik fu;qfDr ds fy, vf/kdre vof/k 3 वर्ष Z gk- sxh rFkk fo’ks ष ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ;g vof/k 5 वर्ष ZZ gksxh ysfdu] blds fy, vkSfpR; ,oa dkj.k n’kkZrs gq, iz’kkldh; foHkkx ds ek/;e ls lkekU; iz’kklu foHkkx dh vuqefr izkIr djuk vko’;d gksxhA 7. From a plain reading of Clauses 15(4) and 16, it is clear that these provisions apply to cases where there is no major member in the 4 family eligible for compassionate ap- pointment. In such situations, the limitation for submitting an applica- tion is three years, extendable up to a maximum period of five years where approval of the State Govern- ment will be necessary. However, the present case does not fall within the ambit of Clause 16. The peti- tioner had submitted his application well within the prescribed time-limit, and therefore, treating his case as one falling under Clause 16 of the Circular is wholly misconceived and reflects non-application of mind. Such a view cannot be sustained and deserves to be rejected. 8. In view of the above discussion, the impugned order dated 19.09.2025, insofar as it pertains to the petitioner, is quashed. The peti- tioner is directed to be reinstated on the post of Peon. It is clarified that the petitioner shall not be entitled to back wages however, his seniority shall be reckoned from the initial date of his appointment without any break in service. 9. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the writ petition stands allowed.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that this writ petition may also be disposed of in terms of the aforesaid order passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court. 4. Aforesaid submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner is not disputed by counsel for the respective respondents. 5. In the aforementioned facts of the case, submission made by learned counsel for respective parties and further considering 5 the order passed by this Court in WPS No. 12389/2025, impugned order Annexure P-1 is hereby set aside. It is directed that petitioner be reinstated on the post of Peon. It is clarified that the petitioner is not entitled to get back wages, however, his seniority shall be reckoned from the initial date of his appointment without any break in service. 6. Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed in terms of order dated 18.11.2025 passed by this Court in WPS No. 12389 of 2025 in case of Jaichand Sarthi (supra). 7. All the pending interlocutory application, if any, also stand disposed of. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge roshan/-