Digitally signed 2025:CGHC:59604 by SIDDHANT SIDDHANT TAMRAKAR TAMRAKAR D 20 a 2 te 5 : .12.10 +0530 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3516 of 2014

1. S.K.Bharti S/o Ganesh Prasad Bharti Aged About 44 Years R/o Rajendra Nagar, Irrigation Colony, Ps Civil Lines, Bilaspur, Dist Bilaspur, Cg, Chhattisgarh

2. Manas Prasad Rathore S/o K.R.Rathore Aged About 50 Years R/o In Frohnt Of Atma Ram Chal, Ward No. 14, Sakti, Ps Sakti, Distt Janjgir Champa, Cg, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh

3. T.R.Anchal S/o Lt Budh Ram Anchal Aged About 43 Years Sub Engineer, Office Of The Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Masturi, Ps Masturi, Distt Bilaspur, Cg, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

4. Kumar Dahire S/o Lt G.R.Dahire Aged About 45 Years Sub Engineer, Water Resources Sub Divisiohn, Takhatpur, Ps Takhatpur, Distt Bilaspur, Cg, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

5. V.K.Thakre S/o Lt R.V.Tahkre Aged About 46 Years Sub Engineer Kharang, Water Resources Sub Division, Bilaspur, Ps Civil Lines, Distt Bilaspur, Cg, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

6. S.N.Baghel S/o M.R.Baghel Aged About 42 Years Sub Engineer Kharang, Water Resources Sub Division, Bilaspur, Ps Civil Lines, Dist Bilaspur, Cg, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

7. R.K.Mittal S/o Lt M.K.Mittal Aged About 50 Years Sub Engineer, Kharang Water Resources Sub Division, Bilaspur, Ps Civil Lines, Dist Bilaspur, Cg, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

8. G.R.Dewangan S/o S.R.Dewangan Aged About 53 Years Sub Engineer, Water Resources Sub Division, Bilaspur, Ps And Dist Bilaspur, Cg, District :

Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

9. V.K.Khare S/o R.R.Khare Aged About 48 Years Sub Engineer, Water Resources Sub Division, Bilaspur, Ps And Distt Bilaspur, Cg, District :

Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

10. Shashi Bhushan Tiwari S/o Lt B.R.Tiwari Aged About 50 Years Sub Engineer National Water Management, Sub Division, Bilaspur, Ps Civil Lines, Dist Bilaspur, Cg, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

11.Nakul Kurre S/o Lt C.R.Kurre Aged About 47 Years Sub Engineer, Water Resources Sub Division, Bilaspur, Dist Bilaspur, Cg, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s)

versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Dist Raipur, Cg, Chhattisgarh

2. The Engineer-In-Chief Water Resources Department, Sihawa Bhawan, Raipur, Dist Raipur, Cg, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan, Vidyapeeth Deemed, University, Pratap Nagar, Udaypur, Through Its Director, Janardan Rai Nagar, Rajasthan, Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pratap Nagar, Udaypur, Rajsthan, District :

Udaipur, Rajasthan

4. The Distance Education Council Through Its Director, Maidan Gadhi, New Delhi 110068, District : New Delhi, Delhi

5. All India Council For Technical Education A Statutory Body Of State Of India, Through Its Director, All India Council For Technical Education, 7th Floor, Chandarlok Building, Janpath, New Delhi , District : New Delhi, Delhi ... Respondent(s)

For Petitioners : Ms. Ruchi Nagar, Advocate holding the brief of Mr. Mateen Siddiqui, Advocate For State/Respondents No. : Mr. Pramod Shrivastava, Dy. G.A.

1 and 2 For Respondent No. 4 : Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey

Order on Board

08.12 .2025

1. The petitioners have filed this petition seeking following relief :-

10.1 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the impugned order Dated 31.08.2013 issued by the Deputy Secretary, Water Resources Department (Annexure-P/1);

10.2 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent State to include the names of the petitioner in the Gradation-list of Graduate Sub- Engineers w.e.f. 01.01.2008 and the petitioners may kindly be granted all the consequential benefits;

10.3 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to consider the candidature of the petitioners for promotion on the post of Assistant Engineer from the quota of Graduate Sub-Engineers, thereby c