1 / 2 2026:CGHC:14942 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2916 of 2026 Smt. R. Sangeeta Sonwani W/o Shri Radhe Kumar Sonwani, Aged About 36 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Government Primary School Kenwatpara, Malhar, Block - Masturi, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director, Directorate Of Public Instructions, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Director, Directorate Of Urban Administration And Development, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer,. Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Block Education Officer Masturi , District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Chief Executive Officer, District Panchayat Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 7 - Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Masturi, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Ankush Soni, Advocate For State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, P.L. S.B.: HON'BLE SHRI PARTH PRATEEM SAHU, JUDGE ORDER ON BOARD 01.04.2026 1. Petitioners have filed this writ petition, seeking following reliefs:- 2 / 2 “10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to re- fix the petitioner's seniority in the gradation list from her initial date of joining i.e. 21.01.2012, and to place her at the appropriate position accordingly, considering her continuous service. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to grant all consequential benefits, including consideration for promotion, fixation of pay and seniority-based benefits, arising out of correction of the petitioner's seniority. 10.3 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief, as it may deems fit and appropriate.” 2. After arguing for sometime, counsel for petitioners submits that as petitioner has already submitted representation before the concerned respondent-District Education Officer, which is pending consideration, therefore, direction be issued to the concerned authority to take decision on pending representation at the earliest within specified time frame. 3. Learned counsel for State submits that in view of limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioners, they are having no objection. 4. On due consideration of submission made by learned counsel for respective parties, without commenting any thing on the merits of the, I find it appropriate to dispose of these writ petitions at this stage directing respondent-District Education Officer to consider and take decision on pending representations of petitioners, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of 04 months from the date of receipt of the order passed by this Court. 5. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) JUDGE Saurabh