Smt. Raji Singh v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court Bilaspur; WPS No. 2276 of 2026 (2026:CGHC:10850, NAFR); petitioner Smt. Raji Singh, Staff Nurse, CIMS Bilaspur; respondents include State of Chhattisgarh (Health & Family Welfare and Medical Education departments) and Directors of Medical Education and Health Services; subject: Staff Nurse seniority list dated 02.02.2026 (as on 01.04.2024) omitting petitioner; seniority sought from initial appointment 22.10.2009; promotion with consequential benefits; subsequent order dated 27.02.2026 by Director, Department of Medical Education; writ petition dismissed as infructuous; Judge Parth Prateem Sahu; Somkant Verma for petitioner; Vivek Verma and Shailja Shukla (Government Advocates) for respondents.
What did the court decide?
Accepting the petitioner's counsel's submission that a subsequent order passed on 27.02.2026 by the Director, Department of Medical Education had rendered the writ petition infructuous, the Court dismissed the writ petition as having rendered infructuous. The Court did not adjudicate the seniority-list or promotion issues raised in the prayer clauses.