Sunder Lal Patel v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court Bilaspur; WPS No. 475 of 2025; decided 20/01/2025; Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad; petitioner Sunder Lal Patel, Teacher (L.B.), Govt. Middle School Basin, Block Fingeshwar, District Gariyaband; promotion to Lecturer (L.B.) with retrospective effect; seniority and zone of consideration; Chhattisgarh School Education Services (Educational and Administrative Cadre) Recruitment and Promotion Rules, 2019; statutory representation Rule 18(1)(b) Panchayat Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999 ('Rules of 1999'); speaking order; direction to decide representation within 6 months; petition disposed of; advocates Harish Khuntiya (petitioner), Nupur Trivedi panel lawyer (State).
What did the court decide?
Direction to the competent authority to consider and decide the petitioner's representation, if preferred, by a speaking order within 6 months from the date of receipt of the representation.