1 CGHC010302602026 2026:CGHC:35908 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6045 of 2026 1 - Pramod Kumar Son Of Prayag Ram Aged About 36 Years Resident Of Ward No. 20 Keshavnagar, P.S.-Premnagar, District - Surajpur (C.G.) 2 - Rajendra Kumar Kushwaha Son Of Sudama Prasad Aged About 34 Years Resident Of Ward No. 12, Khairi, P.S.-Jhilmili, District - Surajpur (C.G.) 3 - Mahendra Kumar Son Of Jotram Aged About 35 Years Resident Of Bhandarpara, Police Station - Patna, Koriya (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation Through The Managing Director, Sector-27, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Chief Medical And Health Officer Surajpur, District - Surajpur (C.G.) Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Kaustubh Singh Thakur, Advocate For State : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyer For Resp. No.2 : Mr. Raghvendra Pradhan, Advocate (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 13/08/2026 AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2026.08.14 10:39:44 +0530 2 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking a direction towards the respondents’ authorities to issue a certificate of 10 bonus marks in favour of the petitioners in compliance of Govt. orders dated 07/12/2021 & 03/07/2023 (Annexure-P/4). 2. Referring to order dated 08/08/2024 in WPS No. 5749/2022 passed by this Court wherein the petitioner therein was directed to be awarded 10 bonus marks in the recruitment process after considering his work during the outbreak of Covid-19 Pandemic, learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the Petitioners herein have also performed their duties while working on different posts during the Covid-19 Pandemic, as such, they are also entitle to get 10 bonus marks in the recruitment process of Class-III & IV posts of the State Govt. He would further submit that vide order dated 07/12/2021 (Annexure-P/4) issued by the Public Health & Family Welfare Department, Raipur as well as order dated 03/07/2023 (Annexure-P/4) issued by the Directorate of Health Services, Chhattisgarh, wherein it has specifically provided that the temporary health workers, who had performed their services for 6 months during the Covid-19 Pandemic, shall be given benefits of 10 bonus marks in any recruitment process of Class-III & IV. 3. Learned counsel for the State would submit that the orders on the basis of which, the petitioners are seeking a direction for issuance of certificate, is a general order for all and presently, the Writ 3 petitioners are not seeking any relief for any particular recruitment process. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and pleadings as well as orders dated 07/12/2021 & 03/07/2023. 5. On perusal of orders dated 07/12/2021 and 03/07/2023, Annexure-P/4, respectively, there is a clear direction for grant of 10 bonus marks to the temporary employees in the recruitment process of Class-III & IV posts who has served their duties for 6 months during the Covid-19 Pandemic. It has not been disputed by the respondent that the petitioners have not performed their duties during the Covid-19 period for 6 months. 6. Having considered the above and in the interest of justice, Respondent No.3 is directed to issue necessary certificate in compliance of orders dated 07/12/2021 and 03/07/2023 for grant of 10 bonus marks to be used in any Govt. recruitment of Class-III & IV in the State by the petitioners who have discharged their duties during the outbreak of Covid-19 Pandemic, subject to due verification. 7. With the aforesaid directions, the Writ Petition is allowed to the above extent. SD/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Amardeep