1 2026:CGHC:26762 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4830 of 2026 Moh. Raihan Qureshi S/o Najir Mohammad Aged About 41 Years R/o Ward No. 10 Sharda Chowk Akaltara Road Janjgir District Janjgir Chmapa C.G. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Department Of Urban Administration And Development Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur District Raipur C.G. 2 – Director, Directorate Of Urban Administration And Development Indrawati Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur District Raipur C.G. 3 – Commissioner, Nagar Palik Nigam Korba District Korba C.G. 4 - District Education Officer, Korba District Korba C.G. 5 - Block Education Officer, Korba District Korba C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Govind Prasad Dewangan, Advocate For Respondent/ State : Ms. Diksha Gouraha, Dy. Govt. Advocate For Respondent No.3 : Ms. A. Sandhya Rao, Advocate SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.07.01 17:41:03 +0530 2 Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 01/07/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent authorities to consider and decide the departmental appeal (Annexure P-1) preferred by the petitioner against the order of dismissal from service. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has preferred a departmental appeal on 15.07.2024 before respondent No.1 challenging the order of dismissal from service dated 24.06.2024. He submits that despite the lapse of nearly two years and despite several representations submitted by the petitioner, the said appeal is still pending consideration. He further submits that the inaction on the part of respondent No.1 is arbitrary and unjustified. Therefore, the petitioner prays for a direction to respondent No.1 to consider and decide the pending departmental appeal within a stipulated period. 3. Learned State counsel, on instructions, submits that if the departmental appeal (Annexure P-1) is still pending consideration, the same shall be decided, in accordance with law, within the stipulated period. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 3 5. Considering the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner and taking into account the submission made by learned State counsel, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.1 to consider and decide the departmental appeal (Annexure P-1) filed by the petitioner, strictly in accordance with law, preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE $. Bhilwar