1 / 3 2026:CGHC:571 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 13336 of 2025 Dheeraj Kumar Dewangan S/o Late Ravindra Kumar Dewangan Aged About 30 Years R/o Ward No. 6, Nagar Panchayat Bhatgaon, Block- Bilaigarh, District- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Public Instructions, Indrawati Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Deputy Director Public Instructions, Indrawati Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Collector Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, District- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 5 - District Education Officer Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, District- Sarangarh- Bilaigarh (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. C. Jayant K. Rao, Advocate For State : Mr. Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Government Advocate ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.01.08 17:37:46 +0530 2 / 3 S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 06/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs: “10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for compassionate appointment and further direct the respondent authorities to issue compassionate appointment in favor of the petitioner for the post of Assistant Grade-III. 10.2 That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief as it may deems fit and appropriate.” 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that father of petitioner while working as a Teacher in Education Department in Govt. Middle School Doto, Block- Bhilaigarh, District- Sarangar died in harness on 31.01.2025. Petitioner thereafter submitted an application for grant of compassionate appointment following the directives for grant of compassionate appointment issued by State Government along with all the relevant documents including testimonial of his qualification. The application was submitted on 24.03.2025 however, till date no order has been passed on his application. He further submits that as the application for compassionate appointment is still pending consideration before the respondent authorities, therefore, direction be issued to respondents to take decision on pending application for grant of compassionate appointment within specified time frame. 3 / 3 3. Learned counsel for State submits that as petitioner is only seeking direction from respondent authorities to consider and take decision on application for grant of compassionate appointment submitted by him, he is having no objection to limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioner and submits that if application is till pending consideration, it will be considered in accordance with law. 4. Heard learned counsel for respective parties and perused the documents enclosed along with this writ petition. 5. On due consideration of submission made by learned counsel for respective parties without entering into the merits of this case, this writ petition is disposed of at this stage directing respondent authorities to take decision on the claim of petitioner in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of 02 months from the date of receipt of copy of order. 6. With the aforementioned direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Certified copy as per rules. sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Alfiza