1 CGHC010250302026 2026:CGHC:29250 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5089 of 2026 Smt. Lukeshwari Yadav W/o Avinash Kumar Yadav, D/o Late Shri Mant Ram Yadav Aged About 28 Years R/o Village And Post- Moch, Tahsil- Takhatpur, Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, General Administration Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer Mungeli, District Mungeli, (C.G.) 4 - Block Education Officer Lormi, Distt. Mungeli (C.G.) 5 - Smt. Santoshi Bai Yadav W/o Late Shri Mant Ram Yadav R/o Village- Chechandih, P.O.- Nawadih, Tahsil- Lormi, Distt. Mungeli (C.G.) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.07.14 10:48:44 +0530 2 6 - Teerthraj Singh Yadav (Minor) S/o Late Shri Mant Ram Yadav Through Her Mother Smt. Santoshi Bai Yadav, R/o Village- Chechandih, P.O.- Nawadih, Tahsil- Lormi, Distt. Mungeli (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Vedant Shadangi, Advocate For Respondent/ State : Mr. Y.S. Thakur, Additional Advocate General alognwith Mr. Aditya Tiwari, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 13/07/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks a limited prayer of direction to the respondent authorities to consider and decide her application for grant of compassionate appointment on account of the death of his father. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner's father, who was working on the post of Head Master posted at Government Middle School, Rahengi, Block Lormi, District Mungeli, C.G., died in harness on 31.03.2025. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted an application dated 05.01.2026 (Annexure P-3) before respondent No.4/ Block Education Officer, Lormi, District Mungeli seeking compassionate appointment. He submits that despite lapse of considerable time, the said application has neither been considered nor decided by the competent authority and no order has been passed thereon till date. 3 3. Learned counsel appearing for respondents/ State submits that if the application submitted by the petitioner is still pending consideration, the same shall be considered and decided in accordance with law within the stipulated period. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings as well as the documents appended with the writ petition. 5. Considering the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner and also taking into account the submission made by learned State counsel, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 to consider and decide the pending application/representation submitted by the petitioner for compassionate appointment and pass an appropriate order, in accordance with law, preferably within a period of 50 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