1 2026:CGHC:18956 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2104 of 2024 1 - Kamal Singh Markam S/o Likkhan Singh Markam Aged About 52 Years Caste- Gond, Resident Of Kangoli- Jagdalpur, Dist.- Bastar, C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Tribal Welfare, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, C.G. 2 - The Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Jagdalpur, Dist. Bastar, C.G. 3 - Lakhiram Pandey Tahsil Office, Jagdalpur, Dist. Bastar, C.G. 4 - Uisyani K Mankar Tahsil Office, Jagadalpur, Dist. Bastar, C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Love Kumar Ramteke, Advocate. For State/Res : Shri Shreyansh Mehta, PL. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 24/04/2026 1. The petitioner has filed this Writ Petition against the inaction on the part of respondent authorities in not granting the petitioner Social Status Certificate. 2. The first appointment of the petitioner took place on 04.01.1994 in Madhya Pradesh. Since then the petitioner is working in the office of Fighter (Senani), 5 th Vahini Chasbal, Jagdalpur Baster C.G. Birth certificate and permanent resident certificate of the children of the petitioner was issued by the competent authority. The petitioner belongs to the Schedules Tribes Category (Gond) and to give the benefit to his children as provided by the State on the basis of his caste, he filed AVINASH SHARMA Digitally signed by AVINASH SHARMA Date: 2026.04.27 18:14:57 +0530 2 appropriate application No.0704012410005032/5034 along with relevant documents for issuance of Social Status Certificate before competent authority i.e. SDO (Revenue) Jagdalpur, District Baster on 06.02.2024. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for the aforesaid purposes, petitioner appeared before the authorities along with relevant records but the competent authority did not consider the same and Respondent No.2 is again and again passing orders directing the petitioner to file relevant documents. However, petitioner contends that relevant documents have already been filed. As such, at this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this Writ Petition may be disposed of directing the respondent authority to consider the documents already filed by the petitioner for grant of Permanent Social Status Certificate and pass appropriate order in accordance with law. 4. Considering the submission made by counsel for the petitioner that no more documents are required to filed and that his application for grant of Permanent Social Status Certificate be considered only on the basis of documents already filed, as such, without entering into the merits of the case, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the competent authority of respondents to consider and decide the application of petitioner for grant of Permanent Social Status Certificate on the basis of documents already filed by the petitioner after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. This be done within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 5. With the aforesaid direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Avinash