1 CGHC010302552026 2026:CGHC:34468 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5981 of 2026 1 - Narayan Prasad Gupta S/o Shri Ramtahal Gupta Aged About 62 Years R/o Khalpara Otter Ramanujnagar, Surajpur, District -Surajpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Directorate Of Public Instruction, Givernment Of Chhattisgarh , Through Its Director, Directorate Of Public Instruction Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector, Surajpur, Collectorate Office, Nawa Para Road, District - Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - District Education Officer, Surajpur , District -Surajpur, (C.G.) Respondents (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner : Mr. Anmol Gupta, Advocate For State : Mr. Y.S. Thakur, Addl.A.G. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 06/08/2026 1. By the present petition, the petitioner has prayed for following relief:- AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2026.08.07 17:59:40 +0530 2 “i. That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for the entire records concerning the case of the petitioner from the possession of the respondent authorities for its kind perusal. (ii) That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to correct and rectify the petitioner's service particulars in the gradation list of 2024 dated 29.10.2024 based on the seniority on 01.04.2024 and Gradation list of 2025 dated 17.06.2026 based on the seniority on 01.04.2025 and also on the previous gradation list of 2023, 2022 and 2021 by recording:- a) Date of appointment as Assistant Teacher as 24.06.1983 instead of 15.07.1983 b) Date of promotion/appointment as Senior Teacher as 05.09.2005 instead of 19.10.2005 (iii) That this Hon'ble Court may also kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to revise the petitioner's position in the gradation list of 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 strictly in accordance with his correct service particulars and in comparison of correct Gradation List as seniority on 01.04.2020 and applicable service rules. (iv) That, this Hon'ble Court may also be pleased to direct the respondents to consider and grant promotion to the petitioner on the post of Principal from the said date of 30.04.2025 on which his immediate junior was promoted and consequential service benefits to the petitioner, if 3 found eligible, on the basis of corrected seniority. also (v)That this Hon'ble Court may also kindly be pleased to grant any other relief deemed fit in the facts and circumstances of the case to the petitioner including cost of the petition.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in the gradation list of year 2024, the respondent No.2 made clerical error citing date of appointment of petitioner as 15/07/1983 instead1 of 24/06/1983. It is further submitted that the promotion date of the petitioner has wrongly been mentioned as 19/10/2005 in place of 05/09/2005 and the said mistake is repeatedly made in the gradation list of year 2025-26. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner repeatedly submitted representations to the authorities for necessary correction and lastly the petitioner vide Annexure P-20 dated 29/06/2026 requested the D.P.I. for making correction of the said typographical error. However, the same is not being considered and the same mistake repeatedly existing till the issuance of gradation list of the year 2026. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents/State submits that if the representation dated 29.06.2026 is still pending consideration before respondent No. 2/Director of Public Instruction (D.P.I.), the same will be examined after due verification of the contentions raised by the petitioner. If it is found that the petitioner's claim pertains only to a clerical error, the same will be rectified within a 4 period of eight weeks. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 5. Considering the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2/Director of Public Instruction (D.P.I.), to consider the case of the petitioner by deciding the representation Annexure P-20 dated 29/06/2026 and after verification, if it is found that there is a clerical/typographical error in the gradation list, the same be rectified within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep