2026:CGHC:7597 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1344 of 2026

1 - Kamal Kishor Yadav S/o Ghurau Ram Aged About 36 Years Posted As Sweeper/ Attendant - Cum - Chowkidar Veterinary Dispensary Kharsiya Block- Kharsiya District- Raigarh (C.G.)

--- Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Livestock Development Department Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

2 - Director Veterinary Services Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

3 - Deputy Director Veterinary Services, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.)

--- Respondent(s)

For Petitioner : Mr. Mateen Siddiqui, Advocate For State : Mrs. Anuja Sharma, Dy.G.A.

S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge

Order on Board

11/02/2026

1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:

“10.1 That the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash Digitally signed by BALRAM BALRAM PRASAD PRASAD DEWANGAN the order dated 08.05.2025 (Annexure P/1) issued by the DEWANGAN Date:

2026.02.13 +0530 Deputy Director, Veterinary Services, Raigarh.

10.2 That, this Hon’ble Court kindly be pleased to direct the respondent state to reinstate the services of the petitioner on the post of Sweeper/Attendant-cum-Chowkidar.

10.3 To kindly grant any other writ/writs, order/orders, relief/reliefs in favour of the petitioner, which the Hon’ble Court deemed fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case, including awarding of the costs of the petitioner.”

2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the case of petitioner is purely covered by order passed by this Court in WPS No. 11772 of 2025 connected with other matters dated 05.01.2026 and, therefore, this case can also be disposed of at admission stage.

3. Learned counsel for State do not dispute the submission made by learned counsel for petitioner.

4. In view of the aforementioned facts of the case, the case is heard finally with the consent of counsels of both the respective parties.

5. Facts of the case are that an advertisement was issued on 29.02.2012 by Deputy Director, Veterinary Services i.e. respondent no. 3 for filing up the post of Sweeper/Attendant-cum-Chowkidar. Advertisement issued by respondent no. 3 came to be amended and amendment was published on 09.05.2012 mentioning that appointment is to be made based on the written examination. Petitioner participated in due procedure of recruitment formulated by respondent no. 3 in the advertisement and got selected. Select list published by respondents department was put to challenge by one of the private candidate by making complaint raising allegation of irregularities committed by authorities in selection process. Collector, Raigarh considering the complaint submitted by private candidate, issued letter to the Deputy Director, Veterinary Services, upon which, respondent no. 3 enquired into the matter and submitted report to the Collector. Petitioner was served with show cause notice based on the enquiry report submitted by respondent no. 3. Petitioner submitted reply to the show cause notice, however, without considering the reply to the show cause notice, appointment of petitioner was cancelled and thereafter he preferred writ petition bearing WPS No. 4441 of 2012, which was disposed of vide order dated 28.04.2023 setting aside the order dated 27.09.2012 cancelling appointment of petitioners along with others and directed the authorities to issue fresh show cause notice and to examine case of petitioners therein individually. Respondents authorities thereafter issued show cause notice on 06.09.2024. Petitioner filed reply and thereafter second show cause notice was issued on 04.10.2024, which was also replied. After submission of reply by petitioner, respondents authorities have passed the order Annexure P-1 dated 08.05.2025 holding the recruitment proceedings to be void and cancelled the appointment of petitioner and other persons appointed pursuant to the recruitment proceedings based on the advertisement dated 29.02.2012, wh