1 CGHC010244082026 2026:CGHC:28116 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5141 of 2026 Sonam Ghritlehre W/o Bhanupratap Ghritlehre Aged About 34 Years R/o Ward No. 46, Ganesh Nagar, Bilaspur, Tehsil And Distt.- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Women And Child Development Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Commissioner Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur, Distt.- Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - The Collector Bilaspur, Distt.- Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Chief Executive Officer Jila Panchayat, Bilaspur, Distt.- Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Project Officer Unified Chief Development Services, Bilaspur, Distt.- Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Sanjana Lehre W/o Dwarika Lehre Aged About 24 Years R/o Ward No. 46, Ganesh Nagar, Bilaspur, Tehsil And Distt.- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Manish Kumar Saluja, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Vivek Verma, Govt. Advocate SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.07.08 18:13:58 +0530 2 Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 08/07/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent authorities to consider and decide the pending representation dated 06.01.2026 (Annexure P/1) submitted before the Project Officer, Women and Child Development, District Bilaspur. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner belongs to a Below Poverty Line (BPL) family and possesses a valid ration card (Annexure P/2 Colly.). He further submits that the petitioner has studied up to Class 8th in Girls Ashram School, Devri Khurd, which is run by the SC/ST Department, and has also annexed the mark sheet issued by the said school. Learned counsel submits that during the recruitment process for the post of Anganbadi Worker at Anganbadi Centre No.170, Ganesh Nagar, Bilaspur, the petitioner was not awarded the marks admissible to BPL candidates and candidates who had completed Class 8th from a school run by the SC/ST Department. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner submitted a representation dated 06.01.2026 before the Project Officer, Women and Child Development, District Bilaspur, which is still pending consideration. He further submits that the final result of the recruitment process has not yet been declared. Therefore, it is prayed that the respondents be directed to consider and decide the pending representation of the petitioner within a stipulated period. 3 3. Learned State counsel, on instructions, submits that if the final result of the recruitment process has not yet been declared, the representation (Annexure P/1) submitted by the petitioner shall be considered and decided, in accordance with law and the applicable recruitment provisions, within a stipulated period or before publication of the final result, whichever is earlier. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 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 concerned respondent/Project Officer, Women and Child Development, District Bilaspur, to consider and decide the pending representation dated 06.01.2026 (Annexure P/1) of the petitioner, strictly in accordance with law and the applicable recruitment provisions, preferably within a period of 20 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order or before declaration of the final result of the recruitment process for the post of Anganbadi Worker at Anganbadi Centre No.170, Ganesh Nagar, Bilaspur, whichever is earlier. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE $. Bhilwar