Ashwani Vs Union of India — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ashwani Vs Union of India — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Permission to the petitioner to submit a fresh comprehensive representation along with all supporting documents before Respondent No. 3; the concerned authority to consider and take a decision on the representation in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a further period of three months from the date of receipt of the representation.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, whose candidature for HEM (Mechanic) Grade III was rejected, may be permitted to submit a fresh comprehensive representation before Respondent No. 3 and have the concerned authority consider and take a decision on it within a specified time frame.

Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to submit a fresh comprehensive representation along with all supporting documents before Respondent No. 3, and upon such submission the concerned authority shall consider and take a decision on the representation in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a further period of three months from the date of receipt of the representation.

Ratio / Principle

The petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur (Parth Prateem Sahu, J.), by order dated 15.04.2026 in WPS No. 2941 of 2026 (Ashwani v. Union of India & others), disposed of the writ petition of a candidate whose candidature for HEM (Mechanic) Grade III was rejected, intimation whereof was received only on 11.12.2025, the grievance being against Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 (NMDC Limited). Without deciding the merits, the Court permitted the petitioner to submit a fresh comprehensive representation with all supporting documents before Respondent No. 3 (Additional General Manager (HR), NMDC Limited) and directed the concerned authority to consider and decide the representation in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within three months from its receipt.

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2026:CGHC:17141

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPS No. 2941 of 2026

Ashwani S/o Santosh Aged About 30 Years R/o House No. 41 Ward No. 2 Abaadi Para 01 Tehsil Patan Nipani District- Durg (Chhattisgarh)

... Petitioner(s)

Versus

1 - Union Of India Through Secretary, Ministry Of Steel, Udyog Bhawan, Dr. Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi- 110011

2 - Chairman And Managing Director (CMD) NMDC Limited (A Govt. Of India Enterprise), Khanij Bhavan, 10-3-311/A Castle Hills, Masab Tank Hyderabad500 028

3 - Additional General Manager (HR), NMDC Limited, Khanij Bhavan, 10-3311/ A Castle Hills, Masab Tank Hyderabad -500 028

	... Respondent(s)
For Petitioner :	Mr. Veer Verma,Advocate
For Respondent No.1 :	Mr. Trevenee Shankar Sahu, Advocate
For Respondent No. 2 and 3 :	Mr. Jitendra Pali, Advocate

HON'BLE SHRI PARTH PRATEEM SAHU, JUDGE

ORDER ON BOARD

15.04.2026

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had submitted an application for HEM (Mechanic) Grade III along with all supporting documents; however, the candidature of the petitioner was rejected, and the letter of intimation was received only on 11.12.2025. He submits that, in the facts of the case, petitioner may be permitted to

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submit a fresh, comprehensive representation before Respondent No. 3, and the concerned authority may be directed to consider and take a decision on the representation at the earliest, within a specified time frame.

2. Counsel for the respondent No.1 submits that the grievance of the petitioner is against Respondent Nos. 2 and 3, for whom he is not appearing, there is no representation on behalf of respondent No. 2 and 3 as the petitioner is only making a prayer to submit a representation before respondent No. 3.

3. On due consideration of submission of counsel for the petitioner, the nature of grievance raised in the writ petition, the writ petition at this stage is disposed of permitting petitioner to submit fresh comprehensive representation along with all supporting documents before respondent No. 3 and in the event such a representation is submitted, the concerned authority shall consider and take decision on the representation, in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a further period of three months from the date of receipt of representation.

4. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions.

Sd/-

(Parth Prateem Sahu )

JUDGE

Saurabh