1 CGHC010334782026 2026:CGHC:38612 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6390 of 2026 1 - Dr. Rita Soni W/o Lt. Kuldip Soni Aged About 66 Years Assistant Professor Of English (Retired), R/o House No. 17, R.K. Niwas, Harshit Vihar Phase 3, Mahoba Bazar, Hirapur Road, Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Higher Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Additional Secretary Department Of Higher Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Principal Secretary Department Of General Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Principal Secretary Department Of General Finance, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - The Commisioner Department Of Higher Education, Indravati Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Nagdev, Advocate For State : Ms. Akansha Verma, Panel Lawyer. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2026.09.03 10:35:32 +0530 2 01/09/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- “10.1 That, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Mandamus, commanding Respondent No. 5 to consider and decide the pending representation dated 08.04.2026 (Annexure P/1) submitted by the Petitioner, by passing a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law and keeping in view the judgment dated 06.01.2023 passed in WPS No. 8375 of 2018 and the compliance order in CONT No. 771 of 2023, within a strictly time-bound period (preferably within four weeks); 10.2 That, any other relief/order which may deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case including award of the costs of the petition may be given.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has submitted a representation dated 08.04.2026 (Annexure P-1) before the respondent authorities for consideration of his claim regarding inclusion of 11 years of service rendered as Assistant Professor and that such issue has been decided by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 8375 of 2018. Hence, the petitioner prays for a limited relief for consideration of the said representation in light of the order passed by this Court. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner will file a fresh representation before the concerned authority to raise his grievance again. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that though the petitioner 3 has submitted a representation, but if the petitioner files a fresh representation, the same shall be considered after verifying his claim and decided in accordance with law in the light of the order passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 8375 of 2018, within a period of three months. 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 submissions made by learned State counsel, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to consider and decide the petitioner’s representation after verification, in accordance with law and in the light of order passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 8375 of 2018, preferably within a period of three months 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 Amardeep