1 / 3 2026:CGHC:1496 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 145 of 2026 • Vani Janghel W/o Anil Janghel Aged About 48 Years R/o I-16, Street-2, Shri Ram Nagar Phase - I, Near T.V. Tower, Shankar Nagar, Raipur Tehsil And District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2. Directorate Of Public Instruction Through Director 1st Floor, Block - C, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3. District Education Officer District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4. P.G. Umathe Utkrisht Government English Medium School Through Principal Shanti Nagar, Raipur - 492001 Chhattisgarh 5. Firat Ram Kurmi Shikshak (L.B.) C/o Medium Secondary School (Also Known As Purva Madhyamik Vidyalaya) Village - Kansa, Tehsil - Nawagarh, District - Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Siddharth Shukla, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Yashwant Singh Thakur, Addl. Adv. General and Ms. Anuja Sharm, Dy. Govt. Adv. Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 09/01/2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs. “10.1 To set aside the order dated 26.12.2025 issued by the Respondent No. 2 to an extent of one seat/position being contrary to law. 10.2 To direct the Respondents to consider and grant promotion to the petitioner to the post of Lecturer (L.B.) from the date when her Juniors had been recommended/ promoted. PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 3 10.3 Pass any other relief/ order or direction, as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper looking to the facts and circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice.” 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is holding the post of Teacher and she was eligible and entitled for consideration of her name for promotion to the post of Lecturer (History). Juniors to the petitioner in the gradation list have been considered for their promotion and the promotion order has also been issued in their favour. Petitioner was though considered for promotion, however, promotion order has not been issued in her favour. Petitioner aggrieved with the inaction on the part of respondents has already submitted representation before Respondent Nos. 2, 4 & 5, however, till date decision has not been taken on the representation. 3. Learned State counsel submits that grievance of petitioner is that petitioner though otherwise eligible for promotion, however, she was not promoted and the juniors to the petitioner have been promoted and that petitioner has already submitted representation before the competent authority. Representation submitted by petitioner will be considered by the competent authority in accordance with law. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 5. Grievance of petitioner is that petitioner though otherwise is eligible for her promotion on the post of Lecturer (History) but she has been superceded by their juniors and without assigning any reason. Petitioner has already approached the competent authority for redressal of her grievance. 6. On due consideration of the submission of learned counsel for the respective parties, nature of grievance raised in this writ petition, this writ petition at this stage is disposed of with a direction to Respondent Nos. 2, 4 & 5 to consider and take decision on the representation of petitioner in accordance with law, 3 / 3 expeditiously preferably within a further period of 06 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of order passed by this Court. 7. Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE