Writ petition filed by State Tax Inspectors seeking confirmation and promotional benefits after completing probation. Court disposed of the petition with liberty to submit a fresh representation, directing authorities to decide within 50 days without expressing opinion on merits.
Liberty to submit fresh representation; authority to decide in 50 days
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CGHC010268812026
2026:CGHC:30913
NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
WPS No. 5490 of 2026
Digitally signed by JYOTI JYOTISHARMA SHARMA Date: 2026.07.22 10:54:11 +0530
1. Gajendra Tiwari S/o Khushiyali Prasad Tiwari Aged About 41 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Circle -11 Naya Raipur Division Dist- Raipur (C.G.)
2. Dipesh Kumar Sahu S/o Basant Lal Sahu Aged About 43 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Circle -10 Naya Raipur Division Dist- Raipur (C.G.)
3. Ritu Sonkar W/o Arvind Sonkar Aged About 41 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Circle -06 Division 2, Dist- Raipur (C.G.)
4. Ajay Kaushik S/o Achhe Kumar Kaushik Aged About 38 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Joint Commissioner State Tax, B I U Division 2 Raipur , Dist- Raipur (C.G.)
5. Deepa Udhwani W/o Jayesh Udhwani Aged About 39 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Circle -05 Naya Raipur Division 1, Dist- Raipur (C.G.)
6. Dipti Markam D/o Late N.S. Markam Aged About 37 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Circle -04 Division1, Raipur Dist- Raipur (C.G.)
7. Suresh Kumar Gupta S/o Gita Sharan Gupta Aged About 46 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Circle -01 Division1, Raipur Dist- Raipur (C.G.)
8. Nandanee Sahu W/o Rohan Tarun Sahu Aged About 38 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Circle -07 Division 2, Raipur Dist- Raipur (C.G.)
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9. Prabhat Chandra Tiwari S/o Ramchandra Lal Tiwari Aged About 46 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax,janjgir Champa Circle Division Bilaspur DistBilaspur (C.G.)
10. Ramesh Kumar Dhritlahare S/o Madhusudan Dhritlahare Aged About 35 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Circle -03 Division1 Raipur DistRaipur (C.G.)
11. Uderam Dhruw S/o Jeevan Lal Dhruw Aged About 39 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Mahasamund Circle Division Dist- Mahasamund (C.G.)
12. Hitesh Kumar Dubey S/o Ramesh Prasad Dubey Aged About 37 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax,raigarh Circle -2 Division Raigarh Dist- Raigarh (C.G.)
13. Amar Singh Kanwar S/o Jethu Singh Kanwar Aged About 48 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Korba Circle -02 Division Raigarh DistRaigarh (C.G.)
14. Manish Chelak S/o Mungelal Chelak Aged About 41 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Circle -01 Division 1 Raipur Dist- Raipur (C.G.)
15. Deepak Kumar Turyakar S/o M.R. Turyakar Aged About 44 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, -Head Office Raipur Dist- Raipur (C.G.)
16. Chandrakant Thakur S/o B.R. Thakur Aged About 41 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Circle Sakti Dist- Sakti (C.G.)
17. Tamradhwaj Sahu S/o N.K. Sahu Aged About 35 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Joint Commissioner State Tax, Drug Division Dist- Durg (C.G.)
18. Omprakash Sahu S/o Dhananjay Sahu Aged About 36 Years Working At State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax Khairagarh- Durg Division Dist- Durg (C.G.)
19. Gyatri Sinha W/o Girdhari Lal Sinha Aged About 39 Years Working As State Tax Inspector At The Office Of Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Circle Balod Dist- Balod (C.G.)
... Petitioner(s)
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versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary Department Of Commercial Tax, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur Dist- Raipur (C.G.)
2. Commissioner State Tax Commercial Tax Department G.S,t. Bhawan North Block- Section 19 Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur Dist- Raipur (C.G.)
... Respondent(s)
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. N. Naha Roy, Advocate For Respondents/ : Mr. Vivek Verma, G.A.
State
Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge
Order on Board
21/07/2026
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Services (General Conditions of Service) Rules, 1961 (for short, "the Rules of 1961"), the respondents have not taken any decision regarding confirmation of the petitioners. It is, therefore, prayed that an appropriate direction be issued to the respondents to consider the petitioners' claim in accordance with law.
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Sd/-
(Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE
Jyoti
1 issue framed by the court
Whether petitioners who completed probation and passed departmental examination are eligible for confirmation?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Gajendra Tiwari
State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary Department Of Commercial Tax
Commissioner State Tax Commercial Tax Department
Bibhu Datta Guru
As recorded by the court registry
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