1 2026:CGHC:4835 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 978 of 2026 1 - Smt. Kamna Verma W/o Late Somdutt Verma Aged About 45 Years Presently Working As Lecture (L.B.) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Kamrid, Block - Baloda, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Janjgir-Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer Janjgir-Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Govind Dewangan, Advocate For Respondents-State : Mr. Suyashdhar Badgaiyan, Government Advocate SB: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 29/0 1/2026 1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:- “10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for the entire records in relates to the case of the petitioner from the possession of respondents for its kind perusal. 2 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to reconsider the case of the petitioner for absorption of her services in the department of School Education with retrospective effect from 01/07/2018 instead of 01/01/2020 by counting her previous services as the petitioner has a proper receipt of No Objection Certificate as per the letter dated 13/07/2018. 10.3 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly further be pleased to direct the respondents to give all the consequential benefits to the petitioner with retrospective effect from 01/07/2018 and also give differences of pay including the arrears of pay with interest @ 18% per annum. 10.4 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief/relief's in favour of the petitioners, which the Hon'ble Court deemed fit & just in the facts and circumstances of the case, including awarding of the costs to the petitioner.” 2. After arguing for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier the services of the petitioner has not been counted by the respondent authorities for the purpose of absorption and therefore, he may be permitted to submit a comprehensive representation before the Respondent No. 2 and direction be issued to the Respondent No. 2 to take decision on the said representation at the earliest. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel for the Respondents/State submits that in view of the limited prayer made by the counsel for petitioner, he is having no objection. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents placed on record. 5. On due consideration of the submission of counsel for the respective parties, facts and circumstances of the case, nature of grievance raised by the petitioner, without entering into the merits of the claim of petitioner, this writ petition at this stage is disposed of permitting the petitioner to submit a fresh representation before the Respondent No. 2 and if such a representation is submitted by the petitioner, concerned authority shall consider and take decision on the representation to be submitted by the 3 petitioner on its own merits in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of 02 months from the date of receipt of representation. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Dey SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY Date: 2026.01.31 11:59:55 +0530