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Digitally signed 2026:CGHC:14359 by SHAYNA

KADRI NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPS No. 4986 of 2023

1 - Bhuneshwar Verma S/o Vijay Kumar, Aged About 30 Years R/o Pipariya Khairagarh, District Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan- Gandai

(Chhattisgarh)

... Petitioner

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur

Chhattisgarh.

2 - Director, Directorate Of Chhattisgarh Public Instruction Indravati Bhawan, Raipur Chhattisgarh

3 - Controller Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

... Respondent(s)

(Cause Title is taken from CIS System)

For Petitioner : Mr. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Advocate For State : Ms. Akanksha Verma, Panel Lawyer For Resp. No. 3 : Dr. Saurabh Kumar Pande, Advocate

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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad

Order on Board

25/03/2026

1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:

“i) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to correct male instead of female in the result of Assistant Teacher and Teacher within stipulated period, in the interest

of justice.

(ii) Any other relief which may be suitable in the facts and circumstances

of the case, may also be granted.”

2. Facts of the case, in brief, are that the present dispute arises out

of a recruitment process initiated for the posts of Assistant Teacher and Teacher pursuant to an advertisement issued by respondent No. 2, wherein the examination was conducted by respondent No. 3. The petitioner, being eligible, duly applied and participated in the selection process. It is the case of the petitioner that while filling the online registration form on 03.05.2023, due to a technical glitch or software-related error in the system, his gender was inadvertently recorded as “female” instead of “male.” The petitioner remained unaware of this inadvertent error at the time of submission of the application form. It was only upon declaration of the result on 02.07.2023 that the petitioner came to know about the said discrepancy. Immediately

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upon discovering the error, the petitioner took prompt steps to rectify the same by applying for correction in the online registration form. The said correction was duly carried out by the concerned authorities, and the petitioner’s gender was rectified from “female” to “male” in the registration records. However, despite such correction in the application form, the corresponding correction was not reflected in the result declared by the respondents. Thereafter, apprehending serious prejudice to his candidature and future prospects, the petitioner submitted representations dated 03.07.2023 and 10.07.2023 before the competent authorities seeking correction of the error in the result as well. It is further submitted that as on the date of filing of the petition, the final selection list has not yet been issued and only the result has been declared; therefore, there exists no legal or administrative impediment in carrying out the necessary correction. The petitioner has also placed reliance upon instances where, in similar circumstances, this Court has directed the authorities to consider representations and effect necessary corrections, which were subsequently complied with by the authorities. In view of the inaction on the part of the respondents in the present case, the petitioner has been constrained to

approach this Court by way of the present writ petition.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the action of the

respondents in not correcting the petitioner’s result, despite rectification in the registration form and repeated representations,

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is arbitrary, unreasonable, and violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India. It is contended that such inaction is not only discriminatory but also unsustainable in the eyes of law. It is further submitted that the error in recording the gender of t