1 2026:CGHC:2658 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 442 of 2026 • Jasmine Vaish D/o Dhayanchand Vaish Aged About 33 Years Presently Posted As Hostel Warden Class-C, R/o Near Church Gali Road, Ward No. 7, Manendragarh, Koriya, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2. Commissioner Tribal Development Department, Block 4d, Ground Floor, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3. Assistant Commissioner Tribal Development Department, Manendragarh, Distt. Manendragarh Chirmiri Baikunthpur, Chhattisgarh. 4. Collector Manendragarh Chirmiri Baikunthpur, Distt. Manendragarh Chirmiri Baikunthpur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Ravi Kumar Bhagat, Advocate. For State/Respondents : Ms. Akansha Verma Dabhadkar, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 16/01/2026 1. This petition has been preferred by the petitioner under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking following reliefs:- “10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ/writs, direction/directions to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondent authorities to immediately relieve the petitioner from her present place of posting and permit her to join at the promoted post (Cass-C) at Tribal Girls Ashram, Bharatpur, Block DEEPTI JHA Digitally signed by DEEPTI JHA 2 Bharatpur, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri- Bharatpur in pursuance of promotion order dated 01.08.2025. 10.2 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ/writs, direction/directions to the respondents to decide and dispose of the petitioner's representations dated 07.11.2025 and 08.12.2025 (Annexure-P/2) by passing a reasoned and speaking order withi8n a stipulated time. 10.3 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to declare the action/inaction of the respondents in not relieving the petitioner pursuant to promotion order dated 01.08.2025 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. 10.4 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ/writs, direction/directions to the respondent for granting all consequential service benefits including seniority, pay fixation and arrears arising out of the promotion order dated 01.08.2025 to the petitioner. 10.5 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief (s), which is deemed fit and proper in the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to order dated 01.08.2025 (Annexure-P/1), petitioner was promoted as from Hostel Warden- D to Hostel Warden-C and is posted at ‘Adivashi Kanya Ashram, Bhartpur, Block Bharatpur, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (C.G.). The order of promotion date is 01.08.2025, but till date petitioner has not been relieved to join his promoted place of posting, against which petitioner has already submitted a representation (Annexure-P/2) before the respondent No.3 on 07.11.2025, however, till date no decision has been taken, and therefore, direction be issued to the respondent No.3 to take decision on the representation and relieve the petitioner to join on the promoted place of posting. 3 3. Learned State counsel submits that in view of the limited prayer made by the counsel for the petitioner, she is having no objection 4. In view of the submission made by the counsel parties, further considering that the petitioner has been promoted vide order dated 01.08.2025 (Annexure-P/1), pursuant to this order, she has been posted to the ‘Adivashi Kanya Ashram, Bhartpur, Block Bharatpur, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri- Bharatpur (C.G.), but till date petitioner is not been relieved to join the promoted place of posting, and therefore, respondent No.3 is directed to take decision on the representation dated 07.11.2025 submitted by the petitioner, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. 5. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. 6. Interlocutory application(s), pending if any, also stands disposed of. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Deepti Jha