1 CGHC010374742026 2026:CGHC:42513 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7195 of 2026 1 - Naresh Sonwani S/o Shri Mohan Lal Sonwani Aged About 32 Years Presently Working As Boiler Inspector At Boiler Inspectorate, Udyog Bhawan, Raipur, R/o F-Ii, 3rd Floor, Pt. Jnm Medical College, Raipur, (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Principal Secretary, Department Of Commerce And Industry, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Deputy Secretary, Department Of Commerce And Industry, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Chief Inspector, Boiler Inspectorate (Vaashpayantra Nirikshakalaya), Udyog Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. V.R. Tiwari, Senior Advocate with Mr. Atul Kumar Kesharwani, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 30/09/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2026.09.30 17:33:35 +0530 2 “10.1 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, quashing and setting aside the impugned order dated 18.09.2026 (Annexure P-1) passed by Respondent No.2, in the interest of justice. 10.2 This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Respondents to grant the Petitioner sufficient extension of time to submit his reply to the Show Cause Notice, in the interest of justice. 10.3. This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other writ/order/relief in favor of the petitioner, which the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case, including awarding of the costs to the petitioner” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a show cause notice dated 10/09/2026 was issued to the petitioner alleging that the experience certificate, on the basis of which the order of appointment had been issued in his favour, was a concocted document. The petitioner submitted a reply to the said notice and, thereafter, moved an application before the authority concerned seeking some further time to submit a detailed explanation, as he had already applied for certain documents under the Right to Information Act, 2005, which have been annexed by the petitioner as Annexure P-3 dated 18/09/2026. Learned counsel further submits that an application seeking extension of time was also filed before the authority concerned on 18/09/2026. However, on the very same day, the authority who had issued the show cause notice rejected the said 3 application and directed the petitioner to submit his reply to the show cause notice issued on 10/09/2026, without granting any further time to the petitioner. Learned counsel, therefore, seeks a direction upon the respondents to grant some extension of time to the petitioner to submit his reply to the aforesaid show cause notice 3. Learned State counsel submits that, looking to the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, a further period of three weeks will be granted to the petitioner for submission of his reply to the show cause notice. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties, perused the documents and pleadings. 5. Having considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the respondents, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 2 to grant a further period of three weeks from today to the petitioner to submit his reply to the show cause notice dated 10/09/2026 (Annexure P-4). The petitioner be at liberty to apprise the authority concerned of the order passed by this Court today itself. 6. Certified copy today. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep