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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
PARTH PRATEEM SAHU
Shivam Sonwani S/o G.K. Sonwani – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Petitioner has filed this petition seeking following relief:-
“10.1. Issue a writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction quashing and setting aside the arbitrary and illegal action of the Respondents in disqualifying the petitioner from the post of Clinical Psychologist & for the post of Counsellor Psychiatry pursuant to Advertisement No. 02/2025 dated 22.04.2025.
10.2. Issue a writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent authorities to reconsider the candidature of the Petitioner strictly in accordance with the eligibility criteria prescribed in Advertisement No.02/2025 without applying any unwritten or extraneous consideration.
10.3. Issue a further writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to appear in the interview for the post of Clinical Psychologist & counsellor Psychiatry, subject to the final outcome of the writ petition.
10.4. Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction, directing the Respondent authorities to keep 01 (one) seat each for the post of Clinical Psychologist and Counselor Psychiatry vacant/reserved during the pendency of the present petition, to ensure the Petitioner’s right to appo
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