1 2026:CGHC:25875 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4721 of 2026 Dr. Sunita Gupta W/o Rajesh Kumar Gupta Aged About 63 Years Working As Assistant Professor (Chemistry), Dr. Vaman Vasudev Patankar Govt. Girls Postgraduate College, Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Higher Education Department, Mantralaya Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Under Secretary (Up-Sachiv) Department Of Higher Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Commissioner Department Of Higher Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Indravati Bhawan/ Directorate Of Higher Education, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Principal Dr. Vaman Vasudev Patankar Govt. Girls Postgraduate College, Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) 5 - Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (Psc) Through Its Secretary, North Block, Sector- 19, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Pranoti Das, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Hariom Rai, PL RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2026.06.25 10:28:53 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru Order on Board 24/06/2026 1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- “10.1 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, thereby directing the respondents to decide the pending representation of petitioner dated 02.09.2025 (Annexure P/5), within stipulated period. 10.2 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to immediately consider the petitioner for promotion to the post of Professor with all consequential benefits, including arrears of pay, seniority, and other retiral benefits from the date of entitlement. 10.3 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass such other order(s) direction(s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case of the present petitioner is squarely covered by the order passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in WPS No. 1013/2026 (Dr. Meena Kshetrapal v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others). It is submitted that the petitioner has also been denied promotion on the basis of uncommunicated adverse ACRs and, therefore, seeks similar relief. He would submit that the operative portion of the said order reads as under:- “14. Respondents are directed to constitute Review Departmental Promotion Committee for reviewing the proceeding of DPC dated 22.04.2025 and to consider the candidature of petitioner ignoring 3 the uncommunicated adverse ACR of the year 2012 and to make fresh recommendation. 15. In the event the petitioner is found suitable for promotion by the Review DPC, she shall be granted promotion from the date her immediate junior was promoted, with all consequential benefits including notional seniority and fixation of pay. However, the entitlement of arrears of salary shall be regulated in accordance with applicable rules and settled principles of law. 16. The entire exercise, as directed above, shall be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.” 3. Learned State counsel does not dispute that the issue involved in the present petition is similar to the one considered and decided in WPS No. 1013/2026. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the order passed in WPS No. 1013/2026, this Court is of the considered view that the controversy involved in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the aforesaid decision. Learned State counsel has also fairly not disputed the said position. 5. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of in terms of the order dated 04.05.2026 passed in WPS No. 1013/2026 (Dr. Meena Kshetrapal v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), and the directions contained therein shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of the present petitioner. 6. Consequently, the respondents are directed to constitute a Review Departmental Promotion Committee for reconsideration of the petitioner's case in accordance with the directions issued in WPS No. 4 1013/2026. In the event the petitioner is found suitable by the Review DPC, he shall be extended the benefit of promotion from the date on which his immediate junior was promoted, together with all consequential service benefits, including notional seniority and fixation of pay, in accordance with law. 7. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order 8. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Rahul