Dr. Govind Prasad Tiwari, v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), WPS No. 3751 of 2020, decided 22/08/2025 by Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi. Writ petition under Article 226 seeking quashing of order dated 06.07.2020 and rectification of Ayurveda Medical Officers' gradation list 2019-2020 to place petitioner (appointed ad hoc 27.05.1985, regularized 23.06.1987) above respondent No.3 Dr. Gaurishankar Patel (appointed ad hoc 15.11.1985, regularized 08.06.1987). Both parties retired (petitioner 30.06.2025; respondent No.3 30.06.2022); no promotion or other benefit shown lost. Petition dismissed as infructuous; no costs. Keywords: seniority, gradation list, Ayurveda Medical Officer, infructuous petition, retirement, Article 226.
What did the court decide?
Apart from the relief of seniority by placing the petitioner's name above respondent No.3 in the gradation list, the petitioner sought no other relief and did not plead that being kept below respondent No.3 deprived him of any promotion or other benefit.