1 CGHC010375672026 2026:CGHC:42303 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7175 of 2026 Manisha Barle D/o Late Shri Fuldas Barle @ Fuldas Brinde Aged About 29 Years R/o Near Danteshwari Mandir, Satnami Para, Raipura, Sunder Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Panchayat, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, Distt. - Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Collector, Raipur Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - Zone Commissioner Zone No. 10, Municipal Corporation, Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.09.30 10:15:02 +0530 2 (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Rajendra Patel, Advocate For State : Shri Sangharsh Pandey, Govt. Advocate For Respondent no. 4 & 5: Shri Pankaj Agrawal, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 29.09.2026 1. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner assails Annexure P/1, whereby the petitioner’s claim for appointment on compassionate grounds has been rejected on the ground that the surname of the petitioner’s father is different from the surname of the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the petitioner may re-agitate her claim by producing a succession certificate issued by the competent authority/court of competent jurisdiction, establishing the petitioner as the legal heir of the deceased employee. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, in view of the aforesaid submission made on behalf of the respondents, the present writ petition may be disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail the said remedy. 3 4. In the aforesaid circumstances, the ends of justice would be met if the petitioner is granted liberty to obtain a succession certificate from the competent authority/court of competent jurisdiction establishing her as the legal heir of the deceased employee. 5. In the event the petitioner obtains such succession certificate and submits the same before the authorities concerned, the authorities shall consider the petitioner’s claim for appointment on compassionate grounds afresh and process the same in accordance with the applicable rules/policy and in accordance with law, without being influenced by the order impugned in the present writ petition. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the petitioner’s claim for compassionate appointment, and the same shall be considered by the competent authority independently in accordance with law. 4 7. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE shoaib