2026:CGHC:20781 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Order Reserved on 15.04.2026 Order Delivered on 04. 05 .2026 Order Uploaded on 04. 05 .2026 WPS No. 1013 of 2026 Dr. Meena Kshetrapal W/o Dr. Rajeev Kshetrapal Aged About 64 Years R/o -

Seepat Chowk, Sarkanda, Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.)

... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Higher Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

2 - The Under Secretary (Up-Sachiv) Department Of Higher Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.)

3 - The Commissioner Department Of Higher Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Indravati Bhawan, Directorate Of Higher Education, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

4 - The Principal Bilasa Girls College, Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.)

Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date:

2026.05.04 +0530

5 - Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (PSC) Through Its Secretary, North Block, Sector-19, North Block, Sector - 19, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner : Mr. Goutam Khetrapal, Advocate For State/Resp. No. 1 to 4 : Mr. Ajay Kumrani, Panel Lawyer For Resp. No. 5/PSC : Dr. Sudeep Agrawal, Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge

CAV Order

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

“10.1 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, thereby directing the respondents to decide the pending representation of petitioner dated 05.01.2026 (Annexure P/16), within stipulated period.

10.2 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to immediately consider the petitioner for promotion to the post of Professor with all consequential benefits, including arrears of pay, seniority, and other retiral benefits.

10.3 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to provide certified copies of all records, evaluation sheets, Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs), and proceedings of the Review Departmental Promotion Committee pertaining to the petitioner's promotion, as sought under the Right to Information Act.

10.4 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass such other order(s) or direction(s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice.”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was initially appointed as Lecturer (Chemistry) on 01.10.1983. Vide order dated 4^th March 1987, her services were duly regularized on the post of Assistant Professor (Chemistry). Thereafter, vide order dated 14.02.1990, her services were duly confirmed on the post of Assistant Professor (Chemistry). She successfully completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry in the year 2010 and thereby fulfilled all eligibility criteria prescribed for promotion to the post of Professor. When the petitioner was in the zone of consideration of her promotion to the post of Professor, surprisingly, she received communication dated 18.02.2025 by the Department wherein it was informed to her that Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of the year 2012 contained adverse remarks. Along with the said communication, copy of ACR of the year 2012 was enclosed, which had never been supplied or communicated to the petitioner earlier. Upon receipt of said letter, petitioner submitted a detailed representation stating that neither any departmental enquriy was ever initiated against her nor any adverse ACR was communicated to her between 2005 to 2025. However, respondent authorities ignoring representation of the petitioner, issued promotion order dated 29.05.2025 excluding the name of petitioner. Thereafter petitioner again made representation dated 05.06.2025 seeking consideration of her case, upon which, she was informed that she was not found fit for promotion as the ACR grading for the period of 2008 to 2012 were below