1 / 3 2026:CGHC:19341 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3548 of 2026 • Smt. Sneh Sosan Kujur Wife Of Late Shri Anurag Kujur Aged About 29 Years Resident Of Village Godhanpur, Fundurdihari, Tehsil Ambikapur, District- Surguja Chhattisgarh-497001. ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2. The Commissioner, Land Records, Indravati Bhawan, Block-02, First Floor, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3. The Commissioner, Surguja Division, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 4. The Collector, District Surajpur (C.G.), Officer Collectorate, Surajpur-497229 5. Smt Albina Kujur W/o- Late Sharan Kujur, Resident Of Village Godhanpur, Fundurdihari, Tehsil Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Pankaj Singh, Advocate For State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 27.04.2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition, seeking following reliefs:- “10.1 Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, quashing and setting aside the impugned portion of Office Order No. 593/Bhu-Bhi/Stha./2025 dated 30.12.2025 issued by Respondent No. 4 to the extent that it excludes the petitioner from the list of candidates granted compassionate appointment for Patwari training. 10.2 Issue an appropriate writ, order,or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents and particularly Respondent No. 4, to forthwith PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 3 grant compassionate appointment to the petitioner to the post of Patwari in terms of the unanimous recommendation of the District Level Selection Committee dated 24.11.2025 and to permit her to undergo the Patwari Training along with the batch of nine already appointed candidates who have commenced training on 01.04.2026 10.3 issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents and particularly Respondent No. 4 to decide the representation of the petitioner in accordance with the Consolidated Instructions on Compassionate Appointment, 2013 within such time as this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to stipulate and to grant all consequential service and monetary benefits to the petitioner with effect from 30.12.2025 or from such other date as this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to direct. 10.4 Award the cost of the present writ petition to the petitioner. 10.5 Pass such other or further orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem just, fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case, in the interest of justice.” 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that husband of petitioner died in harness on 16.03.2025 while working on the post of Patwari. After death of her husband, petitioner submitted an application for grant of compassionate appointment, however, based on some application submitted by Respondent No. 5, (mother-in-law of petitioner), petitioner was asked to submit reply on the memo dated 21.01.2026. In pursuance of which, petitioner submitted reply, however, thereafter no decision has been taken by the respondents-authorities, in particular Respondent No. 4 and for that reason petitioner was not issued order of compassionate appointment. He submits that at this stage, petitioner is only seeking direction to Respondent No. 4 to consider and take decision on the reply submitted by petitioner on the memo dated 21.01.2026, at the earliest within specified time. 3 / 3 3. Learned State counsel submits that in view of the limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioner, she is having no objection. 4. On due consideration of the submission made by learned counsel for the respective parties, facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition at this stage is disposed off directing Respondent No. 4 to consider and take decision on the reply submitted by petitioner pursuant to the memo dated 21.01.2026, and also on application for grant of compassionate appointment, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within an outer limit of 02 months from the date of receipt of copy of order passed by this Court. 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge pwn