2026:CGHC:16082 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1557 of 2026 Pinky Bala Rajak D/o Ramesh Rajak Aged About 34 Years Category- Obc (Non Creamy Layer), R/o Ashirvad Colony, Kaurinbhatha, Tahsil And District-

Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus

1 - Chhattisgarh Vyavasayik Pariksha Mandal (Cgvyapam) Vyapam Bhawan, North Block, Sector- 19, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Exam Controller Chhattisgarh Vyavasayik Pariksha Mandal, Vyapam Bhawan, North Block, Sector- 19, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Kripesh G. Kela, Advocate.

For Respondents : Dr. Saurabh Kumar Pandey, Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi

Order On Board

08-4-2026

1. The petitioner has preferred this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking following reliefs :-

10.1. That the Hon’ble Court be pleased to quash the rejection order dated 05.03.2026 (Annexure P-5) issued by Respondent No. 2.

10.2 That, the Hon'ble Court be pleased to direct the respondent No. 2 to correct error which has crept in online application from and result of petitioner so that candidature of petitioner can be considered in appropriate manner for particular category of ‘OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)’.

2. That such other reliefs which the Hon’ble Court deems fit in the circumstances of the case be also granted to the petitioner.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that, the petitioner submitted an Online form (Annexure P-3) to appear in the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) for the year 2026, conducted by the respondents. While filing Online form (Annexure P-3), the petitioner inadvertently mentioned her category as ‘OBC Creamy Lawyer’, but in fact, she belongs to ‘OBC Non-Creamy Lawyer’. He further submits that she has submitted a representation Annexure P-4 for correction of her category, therefore, he submits that, the respondents may be directed to consider the case of the petitioner and decide the representation (Annexure P-4) submitted by the petitioner by treating her category as ‘OBC Non-Creamy Lawyer’ in place of ‘OBC Creamy Lawyer’.

4. Learned counsel for the respondents would submit that, specific instructions have been issued by the respondents for filing of Online form, according to which, last date of filing of Online form was 8-12- 2025 and any mistake can be corrected from 9-12-2025 till 11-12-2025. He further submits that, similar matter came up before this Court in Writ Appeal No. 770/2024 (Dharmendra Kumar Vs. Chhattisgarh Vyavasyik Pariksha Mandal (CGVyapam and Anr.) (Annexure R-2), wherein vide Judgment dated 21-11-2024, learned Division Bench did not accept the submission of petitioner therein in that regard and the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by that judgment. He further submits that, similar view has also been reiterated by learned Division Bench in Writ Appeal No. 11/2025 (Preeti -v- Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board (Cgvyapam and Anr.), therefore he submits that, this writ petition deserves to be rejected out rightly.

5. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record.

6. As per Clause 3 of the instructions issued by the respondents, correction in the Online form could be done from 1^st date after last date of filing of form till 3 days i.e. till 11-12-2025. In the instant case, the petitioner filed representation (Annexure P-4) on 27-2-2026 for correction, i.e. after declaration of result, which is far beyond the stipulated period, as has been provided in the instructions.

7. Having considered the aforesaid clear instructions issued by the respondents and in the light of the view taken by learned Division Bench of this Court in afore-cited cases, this Court is not inclined to entertain instant writ petition by directing the respondents to decide representation Annexure P-4 filed by the petitioner, as the petitioner has lost time to get corrected her Online fo