1 2026:CGHC:23221 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4226 of 2026 Soni Wasnik W/o Kishore Wasnik Aged About 39 Years R/o Baliram Kashyap Ward, Jagdalpur, Po Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies And Consumer Protection Department, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Chhattisgarh Ware Housing Board Head Office Sector- 24, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Branch Manager (C.G.) Warehousing Corporation, Branch Geedma, District Dantewada Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Gajanand Ratre, Advocate For Resp No.1 : Mr. Sakshi Bajpai, PL For Resp No. 2 & 3 : Mr. Anumesh Shrivastava, Advocate through VC Hon'ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru Order on Board 15/05/2026 1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent authorities for consideration of her application dated RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2026.05.15 18:20:48 +0530 2 17.12.2025, whereby the petitioner has claimed compassionate appointment on the ground that her husband, namely Kishore Vasnik, was working as an employee of the Chhattisgarh State Warehousing Corporation and died on 19.12.2025. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the application preferred by the petitioner is within the stipulated period prescribed for grant of compassionate appointment, however, the same has not yet been considered by the respondents. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent-Corporation, Mr. Anumesh Srivastava, through video conferencing, submits that though the application of the petitioner has already been forwarded to the competent authority for necessary consideration, it appears from the communication/correspondence dated 25.03.2025 filed along with the covering memo dated 15/05/2026 that certain documents were required to be submitted by the petitioner. He would further submit that the said documents are necessary for consideration of the petitioner’s claim for compassionate appointment. He submits that if the petitioner furnishes the required documents, the respondent-Corporation shall consider the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law and take an appropriate decision within a period of 50 days from the date of receipt of such documents. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings available on record. 5. Considering the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties 3 and taking into account the limited grievance raised in the present petition, the petitioner is directed to furnish the documents, as sought by the respondent-Corporation vide communication dated 25.03.2025, within a reasonable period. Upon submission of the requisite documents by the petitioner, the respondent authorities shall consider and decide the petitioner’s claim for compassionate appointment strictly in accordance with law and the applicable policy/guidelines, expeditiously, preferably within a period of 50 days from the date of receipt of such documents. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the petitioner’s claim and the respondent authorities shall take an independent decision in accordance with law. 7. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the present writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Rahul