1 CGHC010235492026 2026:CGHC:28845 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4885 of 2026 1 - Umesh Kumar Namdeo S/o Late Shri Ghasiram Namdeo Aged About 54 Years Occupation Service Posted As Senior Sanitary Inspector Zone No. 9 Mova Municipal Corporation Raipur District Raipur C.G. 2 - Baron Kumar Banjare S/o Shri Mangal Das Banjare Aged About 54 Years Occupation Service Posted As Senior Sanitary Inspector Zone No. 9 Mova Municipal Corporation Raipur Distt. Raipur C.G. 3 - Bhushan Lal Thakur S/o Late Shri Brij Lal Thakur Aged About 46 Years Occupation Service Posted As Senior Sanitary Inspector Municipal Corporation Raipur District Raipur C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Its Secretary Department Of Urban Administration And Development Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District Raipur C.G. 2 - Director Directorate Of Urban Administration And Development SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.07.10 17:40:48 +0530 2 Of D-Block 4th Floor Indravati Bhavan Nava Raipur Atal Nagar District Raipur C.G. 3 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation Raipur District Raipur C.G. 4 - Zone Commissioner Zone No. 9 Move Municipal Corporation Raipur District Raipur C.G. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Sunil Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/State : Shri Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Govt. Advocate For Respondent No. 3 & 4 : Shri Pankaj Agrawal, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 10.07.2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners seek a direction to the respondent-Corporation to consider their cases for promotion to the next higher post in accordance with the applicable Service Rules. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are presently working as Senior Sanitary Inspectors and the next promotional post is that of Chief Sanitary Inspector. It is further submitted that the post of Chief Sanitary Inspector is to be filled exclusively by promotion and, despite the availability of vacant posts, the 3 respondent-Corporation has not considered the cases of the petitioners for promotion. 2. Learned counsel for the respondent-Corporation, on advance copy, submits that if the petitioners submit a fresh representation claiming promotion to the post of Chief Sanitary Inspector, the same shall be considered and decided in accordance with law, subject to availability of vacant promotional posts, within a period of 40 days from the date of receipt of such representation. 3. In view of the submission made by learned counsel for the respondent-Corporation, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that, in the event the petitioners submit a fresh representation before the competent authority, the competent authority shall consider and decide the same, in accordance with law, by passing a reasoned and speaking order within 40 days from the date of receipt of such representation. 4. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib