1 CGHC010367342026 2026:CGHC:41142 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6929 of 2026 1 - Mamta Uike D/o Late Devlal Uike Aged About 32 Years R/o Village Injram, Tehsil Konta, District-Sukma (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Karam Kitto W/o Late Devlal Uike Aged About 57 Years R/o Village Injram, Tehsil Konta, District-Sukma (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Distt. Raipur, (C.G.) 2 – Director, Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Distt. Raipur, (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer, Uttar Bastar Kanker (C.G.) 4 - Block Education Officer, Durgkondal, District- Uttar Bastar Kanker (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Sartaj Afzal, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Sangharsh Pandey, Govt. Advocate SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.09.22 17:42:56 +0530 2 Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 22/09/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners seek a direction to the respondent authorities to consider and decide their application dated 09.04.2026 (Annexure P/2) seeking grant of compassionate appointment in favour of petitioner No.1 on account of the death of her father and petitioner No.2’s husband, in accordance with law and the applicable rules/policy. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that Late Devlal Uikey, father of Petitioner No.1, died in harness while serving as a Teacher. Thereafter, the petitioners submitted an application dated 09.04.2026 before Respondent No.3 seeking compassionate appointment in favour of Petitioner No.1. 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. Learned State counsel submits that if the application submitted by the petitioners is still pending consideration, the same shall be considered and decided in accordance with law and the relevant policy, within the stipulated period. 3 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 petitioners and also taking into account the submission made by learned State counsel, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3/ District Education Officer, Uttar Bastar Kanker (C.G.), to consider and decide the pending application dated 09.04.2026 (Annexure P/2) submitted by the petitioners seeking compassionate appointment in favour of petitioner No.1 and pass an appropriate order, in accordance with law and the prevalent policy, 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 is disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE $. Bhilwar