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2026 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 24525
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
Sanjay K. Agrawal, J
Jitendra Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh – Respondent
WPS No. 4198 of 2020
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Apoorva Pandey, Ishan Verma
For the Respondents: Sharad Mishra
The court disposed of the writ petition by applying the ratio of a previous judgment, directing the competent authority to objectively decide the petitioners' representations based on their experience, skill, and suitability.
Headnote:(A) Writ Petition - Disposal - Precedent - Where the issue in a petition is squarely covered by a previous decision of the same Court, the petition may be disposed of in terms of the directions issued in the earlier judgment. (Para 1, 3)
(B) Administrative Action - Representation - Objective Consideration - Directions to the competent authority to decide representations objectively, considering previous experience, skill, and suitability of the candidates. (Para 2)
Issues: Whether the present petition is covered by the decision rendered in WPS No. 2995 of 2017.
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| 1. disposal of petition based on precedent requiring objective consideration of representations based on experience and suitability. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
Order on Board
14.08.2026
1. Learned counsel appearing for the parties would submit that the issue involved in this petition is squarely covered by the decision rendered by this Court in WPS No. 2995 of 2017 (Heera Paikra v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) and other connected matters, which was decided on 28.02.2026; therefore, the present petition may also be disposed of in terms of para 10 of the said order.
2. This Court, while deciding WPS No.2995 of 2017 and other connected matters vide order dated 28.02.2026 held in paragraph 10 as under:
“10. In view of the foregoing, and as submitted by the learned counsel for the respective parties, this Court is inclined to dispose of these writ petitions with liberty granted to the petitioners to make representation to respondents No. 2 and 5/ Competent Authority within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. Upon receipt of such representation, respondents No. 2 and 5/ the Competent authority is directed to take a decision within a period of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. It is further observed that the representation shall be decided objectively, taking into account the previous experience and skill of the respective petitioners, their suitability for the current program, and the legal principles laid down by the Supreme Court in the judgment cited above.”
3. In that view of the matter, the present writ petition is disposed of in terms of para 10 of the order dated 28.02.2026 passed in WPS No. 2995 of 2017 (Heera Paikra v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) and other connected matters.
