1 CGHC010196692026 2026:CGHC:35363 AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4339 of 2026 Tareshwar Nath Keshri S/o Late Satyanarayan Keshri Aged About 45 Years Post Head Constable (369), Posted As District Special Branch (Dsb)- Surguja, Place Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Resident Of Police Line- Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner versus 1 – State of Chhattisgarh Secretary, Department Of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Director General of Police- Chhattisgarh District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Inspector General Of Police- Surguja Range Place- Ambikapur, District-Surguja, Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent Of Police- Surguja Place- Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh 5 - Dalveer Singh S/o Achambit Ram Aged About 58 Years Head Constable (522) Posted At Police Line Ambikapur District Sarguja Chhattiagarh. --- Respondents WPS No. 4471 of 2026 1 - Ravi Tiwari S/o Ram Yas Tiwari Aged About 39 Years Post- Constable (229), Posted At Office C-4 (Dial- 112) Civil Lines, Raipur, Resident Of Prabha Niwas, Sangam Chowk, Laxmi Nagar, Pachpedi Naka, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner Versus Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH ASHUTOSH MISHRA MISHRA Date: 2026.08.18 18:17:28 +0530 2

1 - State of Chhattisgarh Secretary, Department of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Director General Of Police Chhattisgarh Police Head Quarter (P.H.Q), Near Mantralay, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Inspector General Of Police Raipur Range Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent of Police Balodabazar- Bhatapara, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh 5 - Departmental Promotion Committee Range Raipur, Office of Inspector General of Police- Raipur Range, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 6 - Jitendra Singh Rajput S/o Janak Ram Rajput Aged About 38 Years Post-Constable (315), Posted At Police Station- Sonakhan, District- Balodabazar, Chhattisgarh --- Respondents WPS No. 5018 of 2026 1 - Surendra Kumar Deshmukh S/o Shri Hem Lal Deshmukh, Aged About 36 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Dallirajhara, Batch No. 894, District Balod, Chhattisgarh 2 - Deepak Wankhede, S/o Late Shri Devidas Wankhede, Aged About 43 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Dallirajhara, Batch No. 294, District Balod Chhattisgarh 3 - Manish Rajput, S/o Goverdhan Singh Aged About 41 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Balod, Batch No. 514, District Balod Chhattisgarh 4 - Laxman Ram Sahu, S/o Poonamchand Sahu, Aged About 37 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Reserve Line, Batch No. 06, District Balod Chhattisgarh

5 - Basant Sahu, S/o Rajendra Kumar Aged About 39 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station District Special Branch Office Of The Superintendent Of Police Batch No. 359, District Balod Chhattisgarh 6 - Salik Ram Harivansh, S/o Lekhram Harivansh, Aged About 37 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Range Cyber Thana Durg, Unit Balod, Batch No. 949, District Balod Chhattisgarh 3 7 - Jagriti Thakur, D/o Late Shankar Lal Thakur, Aged About 37 Years Posted As Lady Constable At Police Station Balod, Batch No. 135, District Balod Chhattisgarh 8 - Dev Kumari Thakuri, D/o Dwarika Prasad, Aged About 39 Years Posted As Lady Constable At Police Station Mahamaya, Batch No. 771, District Balod Chhattisgarh 9 - Sanjay Kumar Sahu, S/o Khemlal Sahu, Aged About 39 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Gurur, Batch No. 844, District Balod Chhattisgarh 10 - Jagdish Baghmar, S/o Samay Lal Baghmar, Aged About 44 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Gundardehi, Batch No. 943, District Balod Chhattisgarh 11 - Umesh Kumar Nishad, S/o Roomlal Nishad, Aged About 35 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Balod, Batch No. 28, District Balod Chhattisgarh 12 - Deependra Singh Patel, S/o Late Shri Ramsharan Singh, Aged About 39 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Dallirajhara, Presently Working At Office Of Superintendent Of Police Balod, Batch No. 386, District Balod Chhattisgarh

13 - Chandresh Kumar Sahu, S/o Dilu Ram, Aged About 44 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Arjunda, Batch No. 1842, District Balod Chhattisgarh 14 - Shiv Kumar Uike, S/o Late Anandram Uike,, Aged About 36 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Sanjari, Batch No. 421, District Balod Chhattisgarh 15 - Bharti Goswami, D/o Omkar Giri Goswami, Aged About 41 Years Posted As Lady Constable At Police Station Mahila Cell Balod, Batch No. 1072, District Balod Chhattisgarh 16 - Yogendra Kumar Tamaskar, S/o Itwari Ram Tamaskar, Aged About 39 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Gurur, Batch No. 839, District Balod Chhattisgarh 17 - Deepak Kumar Yadu, S/o Ram Prasad Yadu, Aged About 37 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Centralized Command And Control Center Dial 4 112, Civil Line Raipur District Raipur, Basic Unit Balod, Batch No. 1841, District Balod Chhattisgarh 18 - Kamlesh Kumar S/o Nand Gharuva, Aged About 42 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Daundi, Presently Working At District Special Branch Balod, Batch No. 1847, District Balod Chhattisgarh 19 - Narsingh Churendra, S/o Chaitram Churendra, Aged About 40 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Special Branch Balod, Batch No. 608, District Balod Chhattisgarh 20 - Ishwar Prasad, S/o Baldev Ram, Aged About 49 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Reserve Line Balod, Batch No. 191, District Balod Chhattisgarh

21 - Kuldeep Nagwanshi, S/o Late Hemant Kumar, Aged About 31 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Purur, Batch No. 03 District Balod Chhattisgarh 22 - Prahlad Kumar Sahu, S/o Laxman Sahu, Aged About 41 Years Posted As Constable At Police Chowki Pinkapar, Police Station Deori, Batch No. 76 District Balod Chhattisgarh 23 - Banwali Ram, S/o Bhaktu Ram, Aged About 35 Years Posted At Police Station Gunderdehi, Batch No.1948 District Balod Chhattisgarh 24 - Ved Prakas Bhuarya, S/o Ramnath, Aged About 33 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Balod, Batch No. 86, District Balod Chhattisgarh 25 - Poonam Chand Khare, S/o Mohan Lal Khare, Aged About 31 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Daundi Lohara, Batch No.373, District Balod, Chhattisgarh 26 - Mithlesh Kumar Yadav, S/o Dhansingh Yadav, Aged About 37 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Cyber Cell Balod, Batch No.75, District Balod, Chhattisgarh 27 - Lokesh Kumar, S/o Shatruhan Ram Thakur, Aged About 36 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Balod, Batch No.326, District Balod, Chhattisgarh 28 - Dhaneshwar Singh, S/o Bhuwan Lal, Aged About 35 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Balod, Batch No. 18, District Balod, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioners 5 Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department of Home Affairs, Police Headquarters, Sector 19, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2 - Director General Of Police (D.G.P.), Police Head Quarter (P.H.Q.), Near Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Additional Director General Of Police (Administration), Police Head Quarter (P.H.Q.), Near Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Inspector General Of Police, Durg Range, District Durg, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Superintendent Of Police, Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Departmental Promotion Committee, Range Durg, Office Of Inspector General Of Police, Durg Range, District Durg, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Departmental Promotion Committee, District Level, District Balod Through Superintendent Of Police, Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh. 8 - Chandulal Mandawi, Aged About 59 Years Batch No. 513, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 2 In Gradation List). 9 - Doman Lal Goarya, Aged About 50 Years Batch No. 205, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 6 In Gradation List). 10 - Deepak Kumar Katlam, Aged About 47 Years Batch No. 639, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 7 In Gradation List). 11 - Mukesh Gajbhiye, Aged About 50 Years Batch No. 657, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 10 In Gradation List).

12 - Teerath Kunjam, Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 528, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 14 In Gradation List). 13 - Dilip Kumar Sahu, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 551, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh ( Serial No. 15 In Gradation List). 14 - Mohan Krishna Thakur, Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 39, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 16 In Gradation List). 6 15 - Chitranjan Lal Sahu, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 161, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 17 In Gradation List). 16 - Tameshwar Singh, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 203, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 18 In Gradation List). 17 - Yogesh Kumar Thakur, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 218, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 19 In Gradation List). 18 - Kheleshwar Sonkar, Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 564, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 20 In Gradation List). 19 - Hemlal Sahu, Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 41, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 21 In Gradation List).

20 - Toran Kumar Deshmukh, Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 251, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 22 In Gradation List). 21 - Atmaram Adhiya, Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 576, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 23 In Gradation List). 22 - Kamleshwari Sahu, Aged About 48 Years Batch No. 38 (Female Constable), Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 24 In Gradation List). 23 - Vikas Kumar Rayte, Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 236, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 25 In Gradation List). 24 - Jitendra Kumar Thakur, Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 581, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 26 In Gradation List). 25 - Pawan Kumar, Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 367, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 27 In Gradation List). 26 - Suman Lal Devhari, Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 92, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 28 In Gradation List). 7 27 - Pileshwar, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 557, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 29 In Gradation List).

28 - Punarad Ram Netam, Aged About 52 Years Batch No. 192, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 30 In Gradation List). 29 - Harish Kumar Rawte, Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 601, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 31 In Gradation List). 30 - Awan Kumar Kosle, Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 607, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 32 In Gradation List). 31 - Chandrakant Komre, Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 488, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 33 In Gradation List). 32 - Manoj Kumar Urwasa, Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 212, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 34 In Gradation List). 33 - Sohadra Bai Sudhakar, Aged About 46 Years Batch No. 259 (Female Constable), Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 35 In Gradation List). 34 - Bhuneshwar Bhuarya, Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 25, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 36 In Gradation List). 35 - Ajay Kumar Mahala, Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 648, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 37 In Gradation List).

36 - Khomnath Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 647, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 38 In Gradation List). 37 - Rakesh Kumar Gawde, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 438, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 39 In Gradation List). 38 - Mahendra Darro, Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 372, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 40 In Gradation List). 8 39 - Danendra Kumar Yadav, Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 401, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 66 In Gradation List). 40 - Bhupendra Kumar Sahu, Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 519, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 67 In Gradation List). 41 - Rakesh Kumar Sahu, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 515, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 68 In Gradation List). 42 - Yukesh Pdoti, Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 592, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 69 In Gradation List). 43 - Yashvant Kumar Sahu, Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 570, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 70 In Gradation List).

44 - Lokesh Kumar Kharendra, Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 521, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 77 In Gradation List). --- Respondents WPS No. 4809 of 2026 Smt. Anupma Kapoor W/o Kaushal Paikra Aged About 38 Years Presently Working On The Post Of Police Constable (Batch No. 152) Posted At P.S. Pathalgaon, Distt. Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department of Home Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Director General Of Police Head Quarter Sector 19, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Inspector General Of Police Surguja Range Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Superintendent of Police Jahspur, Distt. Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Superintendent of Police Balrampur, Distt. Balrampur Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. 9 --- Respondents WPS No. 4713 of 2026 Amar Kumar Mirdha S/o Late Anil Kumar Mirdha Aged About 44 Years Presently Working On The Post Of Police Constable (Batch No. 549) Posted At P. S. - Chakradharnagar, Distt-Raigarh (C.G.) ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Department of Home Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar - Raipur Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Director General Of Police Head Quarter Sector - 19 Nawa Raipur, Distt- Raipur - (C.G.) 3 - Inspector General Of Police, Bilaspur Range - Bilaspur, Distt - Bilaspur (C.G.)

4 - Superintendent of Police Raigarh Distt- Raigarh (C.G.) 5 - Superintendent Of Police -Balrampur, Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) --- Respondents WPS No. 4691 of 2026 Ajay Kumar Shukla S/o Surendra Shukla Aged About 42 Years Presently Working On The Post Of Police Constable (Batch No. 1053) Posted At P.S. Rajpur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department of Home Mahanadi Bhawan Atalnagar Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The, Director General Of Police Head Quarter Sector-19 Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Inspector General Of Police Surguja Range Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 10 4 - Superintendent of Police Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Superintendent of Police Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents WPS No. 4383 of 2026 Chandra Prakash Bharadwaj S/o Mahendra Kumar Bharadwaj, Aged About 35 Years Post Constable (347), Posted At Police Station - Saliha, District -Sarangarh - Bilaigarh, Permanent Resident Of Village - Dhruwakari, Tahsil -Pachpedi, Police Station - Pachpedi, District - Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner Versus

1 - State of Chhattisgarh Secretary, Department of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Director General of Police Chhattisgarh District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Inspector General of Police Bilaspur Range, Bilaspur District - Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent of Police Sarangarh - Bilaigarh, District - Sarangarh Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh 5 - Lilesh Kumar Sahu S/o Sitambar Sahu Aged About 35 Years Post Constable (155), Posted At District Special Branch (Dsb), District - Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh 6 - Dilip Kumar Tenduve S/o Chaitram, Aged About 36 Years Post Constable (156), Posted At Police Line, District - Sarangarh - Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents WPS No. 4446 of 2026 Ravindra Kumar Yadav S/o Dema Ram Yavav, Aged About 49 Years Post Head Constable (144), Posted At Police Line ,district- Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Resident of Village-Headkappa, Post Office -Goriya, Police Station-Kasabel, District -Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner Versus 11 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Secretary Department of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District -Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Director General of Police- Chhattisgarh, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Inspector General of Police- Surguja Range , Place-Ambikapur, District -Surguja, Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent of Police- Surguja Range , Place-Ambikapur, District -Surguja, Chhattisgarh

5 - Dalveer Singh, S/o Achambit Ram Aged About 58 Years Head Constable (522), Posted At Police Line-Ambikapur, District-Sarguja, Chhattisgarh 6 - Departmental Promotion Committee, Range Surguja, Office Of Inspector General Of Police-Surguja Range, District-Surguja, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents WPS No. 4445 of 2026 Krishna Kumar Thakur S/o Basant Thakur, Aged About 39 Years Post-Constable (230), Posted At Office Of A.Sp.- Bhatapara, Resident of Davada Colony Road Laxmi Nagar, Pachpedi Naka Raipur, District -Raipur Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner Versus 1 – State of Chhattisgarh Secretary, Department of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District-Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Director General of Police-Chhattisgarh, Police Head Quarter (P.H.Q.), Near Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur , Chhattisgarh. 3 - Inspector General of Police -Raipur Range, Raipur, District -Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent Of Police-Balodabazar-Bhatapara, District-Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Departmental Promotion Committee,range Raipur, Office Of Inspector General Of Police-Raipur Range, District-Raipur Chhattisgarh. 12 6 - Ashwani Kumar Chandel, S/o Jhabbu Lal Chandel, Aged About 43 Years Post- Constable (138), Posted At Police Line-Balodabazar, Resident House No. Konari,palari, District-Balodabazer-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents WPS No. 4364 of 2026

1 - Lav Kumar Patre S/o Late Shri Ramdin Patre Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 482, Posted Constable At Police Station Kusmunda, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 2 - Bhupendra Kumar Patel S/o Shri Chhotelal Patel Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 19, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 3 - Vikram Singh Shandilya S/o Shri Vyasnarayan Shandilya Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 33, Posted Constable At Police Station Kotwali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 4 - Ashish Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Khelan Sahu Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 460, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 5 - Manharan Lal Dewangan S/o Shri Dhaniram Dewangan Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 461, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 6 - Devendra Kumar Paikra S/o Shri Sarvan Singh Paikra Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 455, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Morga, Police Station Bango, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 7 - Ishwar Pratap Dhruv S/o Shri Bhagirathi Dhruv Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 46, Posted Constable At Police Station Urga, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 8 - Lakshminarayan Baghel S/o Shri Bhurelal Baghel Aged About 47 Years Batch No. 479, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

9 - Ashok Kumar Patley S/o Shri Kanhaiya Lal Patley Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 442, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Manikpur, Police Station Kotwali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 13 10 - Rajendra Kumar Ratre S/o Shri Tularam Ratre Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 498, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 11 - Premchand Sahu S/o Shri Gajanand Sahu Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 464, Posted Constable At Police Station Kartala, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 12 - Devnarayan Kurre S/o Shri Santosh Kurre Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 440, Posted Constable At C.S.E.B. Outpost, Police Station Civil Line, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 13 - Ramendra Kumar Barman S/o Shri Kiru Lal Barman Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 91, Posted Constable At Police Station Kotwali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 14 - Anil Kumar Karsh S/o Shri Shyamlal Karsh Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 448, Posted Constable At Special Branch Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 15 - Kumar Singh Divya S/o Shri Chhotelal Divya Aged About 35 Years Posted Constable At S.P. Office Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

16 - Heyram Chouhan S/o Late Shri Pitambar Chouhan Aged About 35 Years Batch No. 441, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Rajgamar, Police Station Balco, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 17 - Santosh Kumar Kanwar S/o Shri Mahendra Singh Kanwar Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 176, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Sarvamangala, Police Station Kusmunda, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 18 - Mohpal Das S/o Shri Mahettardas Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 182, Posted Constable At Police Station Balco, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 19 - Virendra Singh Rajput S/o Shri Kamal Singh Rajput Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 454, Posted Constable At Special Branch Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 20 - Gajendra Kumar Rajwade S/o Shri Ram Narayan Rajwade Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 468, Posted Constable At Police Station Balco, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 14 21 - Madanlal Jaiswal S/o Shri Rambhagat Jaiswal Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 305, Posted Constable At Police Station Kusmunda, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 22 - Rameshwari Kanwar D/o Shri Harisingh Kanwar Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 307, Posted Constable At Police Station Katghora, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 23 - Sandeep Kumar Bhagat S/o Late Shri Rupam Singh Bhagat Aged About 35 Years Batch No. 342, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

24 - Pratibha Rai D/o Shri Ramgopal Rai Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 347, Posted Constable At Women Police Station, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 25 - Santosh Kumar Choudhary S/o Late Shri Rohit Kumar Choudhary Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 363, Posted Constable At Police Station Civil Line, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 26 - Ajay Khutley S/o Late Shri Mohanlal Khutley Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 364, Posted Constable At Police Station Katghora, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 27 - Chandra Vijay Chandra S/o Late Shri Usat Ram Chandra Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 382, Posted Constable At Police Station Bango, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 28 - Martand Pratap Singh S/o Shri Brijbhushan Singh Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 397, Posted Constable At Police Station Civil Line, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 29 - Chamar Singh Maravi S/o Shri Harihar Singh Maravi Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 398, Posted Constable At Police Station Kotwali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 30 - Yadram Baghel S/o Shri Balaram Baghel Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 403, Posted Constable At Police Station Urga, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 31 - Kumar Singh Rathiya S/o Shri Nandlal Rathiya Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 451, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

32 - Suresh Kumar Kanwar S/o Shri Balram Singh Kanwar Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 472, Posted Constable At Police Station Balco, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 15 33 - Jagir Singh Tanwar S/o Shri Sukul Singh Tanwar Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 462, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 34 - Naresh Kumar Kanwar S/o Shri Babulal Kanwar Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 431, Posted Constable At Police Station Bankimongra, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 35 - Dev Singh Tanwar S/o Shri Patel Singh Tanwar Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 459, Posted Constable At Police Station Bango, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 36 - Naresh Kumar Tandel S/o Shri Rameshwar Prasad Tandel Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 463, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 37 - Ravindra Kumar Meravi S/o Late Shri Mohan Singh Meravi Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 480, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 38 - Santosh Kumar Ratre S/o Shri Gorelal Ratre Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 467, Posted Constable At Police Station Kartala, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 39 - Panchram Sorthe S/o Shri Dharam Singh Sorthe Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 452, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

40 - Amar Singh Khusro S/o Shri Gyan Singh Khusro Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 494, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 41 - Puranjan Sahu S/o Shri Krishna Kumar Sahu Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 23, Posted Constable At Police Station Bango, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 42 - Gangaram Dande S/o Nanhu Ram Dande Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 446, Posted Constable At Police Station Katghora, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 43 - Ahilya Maravi W/o Shri Prakash Kumar Maravi Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 492, Posted Constable At Police Station Civil Line, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 44 - Jitendra Kumar Ratre S/o Shri Antram Ratre Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 450, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Chaitma, Police Station Pali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 16

45 - A. Hitesh Rao S/o Shri A. Laxman Rao Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 473, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Manikpur, Police Station Kotwali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 46 - Salamuddin Hawari S/o Late Shri Md. Sukat Miya Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 40, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Manikpur, Police Station Kotwali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 47 - Ravidas Manikpuri S/o Shri Devdas Manikpuri Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 437, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Korbi, Police Station Pasan, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 48 - Sheetal Kumar Raj S/o Late Shri Ransay Raj Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 466, Posted Constable At Police Station Pasan, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 49 - Vinod Kumar Patley S/o Shri Pyarelal Patley Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 408, Posted Constable At Police Station Kusmunda, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 50 - Suresh Kumar Dhruw S/o Shri Sevakram Dhruw Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 484, Posted Constable At Police Station Dipka, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 51 - Doman Lal Madhukar S/o Late Shri Pyare Lal Madhukar Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 07, Posted Constable At Police Station Pasan, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 52 - Shyam Kumar Paikra S/o Shri Sukhnath Sai Paikra Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 55, Posted Constable At Police Station Kusmunda, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

53 - Meena Kaiwart D/o Shri Sadhram Kaiwart Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 85, Posted Constable At Police Station Hardibazar, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 54 - Buddh Singh Madhukar S/o Late Pratap Singh Madhukar Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 25, Posted Constable At Police Station Bankimongra, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 55 - Indu Rajput W/o Shri Ashok Singh Rajput Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 430, Posted Constable At Police Station Pali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 56 - Purushottam Lal Mukherji S/o Shri Saheb Lal Mukherji Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 489, Posted Constable At Police Station Urga, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 17 57 - Tilakram Patel S/o Shri Jethuram Patel Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 488, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 58 - Mansingh Kanwar S/o Late Shri Kanhaiya Kanwar Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 456, Posted Constable At C.S.P. Office Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 59 - Khilawan Prasad Dahariya S/o Shri Manharanlal Dahariya Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 445, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 60 - Rupam Singh S/o Shri Dilharan Singh Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 269, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

61 - Devendra Kumar Pankaj S/o Shri Gokul Prasad Pankaj Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 490, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 62 - Sandeep Singh S/o Jagatpal Singh Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 134, Posted Constable At Police Station Hardibazar, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 63 - Kailash Kanwar S/o Late Shri Dayaram Kanwar Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 249, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 64 - Dinesh Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Mahatma Prasad Sahu Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 457, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 65 - Sagar Kumar Verma S/o Shri Dilip Kumar Verma Aged About 34 Years Batch No. 148, Posted Constable At Police Station Kusmunda, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 66 - Ramnarayan Rathore S/o Late Shri Chakradhar Prasad Rathore Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 469, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 67 - Dheeraj Kumar Patel S/o Mahesh Ram Patel Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 486, Posted Constable At Police Station Lemru, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 68 - Vishal Kumar Verma S/o Shri Dilip Kumar Verma Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 125, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Morga, Police Station Bango, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 18

69 - Suresh Kumar Khuteshwar S/o Shri Dhaniram Khuteshwar Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 436, Posted Constable At Police Station Civil Line, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 70 - Dinesh Kumar Shyam S/o Shri Jagatram Shyam Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 434, Posted Constable At Police Station Dipka, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 71 - Rakesh Sahu S/o Shri Radheshyam Sahu Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 458, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 72 - Gautam Kumar Gond S/o Late Shri Shyam Lal Gond Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 493, Posted Constable At Police Station Dipka, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 73 - Ramchand Rajput S/o Shri Madan Singh Rajput Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 427, Posted Constable At C.S.P. Office Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh ---Petitioners Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department of Home Affairs, Police Headquarters, Sector 19, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Director General of Police (D.G.P.) Police Head Quarter (P.H.Q.), Near Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Additional Director General of Police (Administration) Police Headquarter (P.H.Q.), Near Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

4 - Inspector General of Police Bilaspur Range, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 5 - Superintendent of Police, Korba District Korba Chhattisgarh 6 - Departmental Promotion Committee Range Bilaspur, Office Of Inspector General Of Police, Bilaspur Range, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 7 - Departmental Promotion Committee District Level District Korba Through Superintendent Of Police, Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh 8 - Sanjay Lakra Aged About 46 Years Batch No. 569, Posted Constable At Police Station Kusmunda, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 6 In Gradation List) 9 - Vinod Tiwari Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 916, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Chaitma, Police Station Pali, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 7 In Gradation List) 19 10 - Priti Soni Aged About 38 Years Posted Constable At S.P. Office Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 8 In Gradation List) 11 - Rakesh Yadav Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 77, Posted Constable At Police Station Bango, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 9 In Gradation List) 12 - Kartik Ram Chandra Aged About 49 Years Batch No. 385, Posted Constable At Police Station Kartala, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No.10 In Gradation List) 13 - Mohammad Taufiq Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 98, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Jatga, Police Station Katghora, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No.11 In Gradation List)

14 - Gautam Patel Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 172, Posted Constable At Police Station Hardibazar, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 12 In Gradation List) 15 - Jamuna Prasad Aged About 48 Years Batch No. 740, Posted Constable At Police Station Kartala, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No.13 In Gradation List) 16 - Gaulochan Prasad Kanwar Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 471, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No.14 In Gradation List) 17 - Kamal Narayan Sahu Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 683, Posted Constable At Police Outpost C.S.E.B., Police Station Civil Line, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 15 In Gradation List) 18 - Brijesh Kumar Tanwar Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 394, Posted Constable At Police Outpost C.S.E.B., Police Station Civil Line, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 16 In Gradation List) 19 - Kuldeep Singh Katlam Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 231, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Sarvamangala, Police Station Kusmunda, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 17 In Gradation List) 20 - Balram Rathore Aged About 46 Years Batch No. 67, Posted Constable At A.P.C.D. Janjgir, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 18 In Gradation List) 21 - Hemlal Kurrey Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 793, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 19 In Gradation List)

22 - Ajay Yadav Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 106, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 20 In Gradation List) 20 23 - Satish Kumar Rathore Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 114, Posted Constable At Police Station Bankimongra, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 21 In Gradation List) 24 - Ravi Singh Paikra Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 668, Posted Constable At Police Station Balco, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 22 In Gradation List) 25 - Ramsudeen Markam Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 265, Posted Constable At Traffic Police Station, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 23 In Gradation List) 26 - Jashpal Singh Shyam Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 828, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Chaitma, Police Station Pali, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 24 In Gradation List) 27 - Sitaram Binjhwar Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 918, Posted Constable At Police Station Kotwali, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 25 In Gradation List) 28 - Durgesh Kumar Kashyap Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 317, Posted Constable At Police Station Civil Line, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 26 In Gradation List) 29 - Ramprasad Khairwar Aged About 48 Years Batch No. 184, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 27 In Gradation List)

30 - Goukaran Shyam Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 213, Posted Constable At Police Station Hardibazar, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 28 In Gradation List) 31 - Arvind Kumar Sahu Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 302, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 29 In Gradation List) 32 - Indru Singh Markam Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 02, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 30 In Gradation List) 33 - Kripal Singh Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 56, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 31 In Gradation List) 34 - Virendra Kumar Anant Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 103, Posted Constable At Police Station Urga, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 37 In Gradation List) 21 35 - Nitesh Kumar Tiwari Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 52, Posted Constable At Police Station Civil Line, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 38 In Gradation List) 36 - Pawan Kumar Chandra Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 383, Posted Constable At Police Station Kotwali, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 39 In Gradation List) 37 - Nandlal Sarthi Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 880, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 40 In Gradation List) 38 - Narendra Kumar Patanwar Aged About 48 Years Batch No. 369, Posted Constable At Police Station Urga, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 41 In Gradation List)

39 - Gopiram Divya Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 405, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 42 In Gradation List) 40 - Anil Kumar Porte Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 50, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 43 In Gradation List) 41 - Ramswarup Kashyap Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 652, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 44 In Gradation List) 42 - Vikas Kumar Jangde Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 861, Posted Constable At Police Station Ajak, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 45 In Gradation List) 43 - Bhagirathi Gabhel Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 34, Posted Constable At Police Station Pali, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 46 In Gradation List) 44 - Visheshwar Prasad Miri Aged About 37 Years 743, Posted Constable At Police Control Room Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 47 In Gradation List) 45 - Shabana Tabassum Qureshi Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 142, Posted Constable At District Bilaspur Attached, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 48 In Gradation List) 46 - Satyaprakash Rathore Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 26, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Manikpur, Police Station Kotwali, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 49 In Gradation List) 22 47 - Manish Kumar Baghel Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 794, Posted Constable At Police Station Katghora, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 50 In Gradation List)

48 - Liladhar Singh Chandra Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 928, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 51 In Gradation List) 49 - T. Sharda Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 631, Posted Constable At Police Control Room Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 52 In Gradation List) 50 - Deepnarayan Tripathi Aged About 46 Years Batch No. 136, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 53 In Gradation List) 51 - Mohan Singh Aged About 49 Years Batch No. 696, Posted Constable At Police Outpost C.S.E.B., Police Station Civil Line, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 54 In Gradation List) 52 - Ramcharan Uraon Aged About 46 Years Batch No. 266, Posted Constable At Police Station Kartala, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 55 In Gradation List) 53 - Premendra Chandra Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 777, Posted Constable At District Special Branch (D.S.B.), District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 56 In Gradation List) 54 - Sunil Kumar Kanwar Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 435, Posted Constable At Police Station Kartala, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 57 In Gradation List) 55 - Ramkumar Paikra Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 80, Posted Constable At Police Station Urga, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 58 In Gradation List)

56 - Rohit Kumar Rathore Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 141, Posted Constable At Police Station Katghora, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 59 In Gradation List) 57 - Durgesh Kumar Dansena Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 95, Posted Constable At Police Station Kathghora, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 60 In Gradation List) 58 - Dharmendra Kumar Jagat Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 122, Posted Constable At Police Station Dipka, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 61 In Gradation List) 23 59 - Santosh Kashyap Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 169, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 62 In Gradation List) 60 - Charan Singh Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 211, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 63 In Gradation List) 61 - Ashwani Kumar Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 341, Posted Constable At Police Station Lemru, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 64 In Gradation List) 62 - Rajkumar Kanwar Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 42, Posted Constable At Police Control Room Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 65 In Gradation List) 63 - Anurag Shukla Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 21, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 66 In Gradation List) 64 - Krishna Kumar Sahu Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 157, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 67 In Gradation List)

65 - Phulchand Jahire Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 356, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 68 In Gradation List) --- Respondents For Respective : Mr. Dhiraj Kumar Wankhede, Advocate petitioners along with Mr. Sanchit Bhatt & Mr. Aniruddh Singh, Advocates; Mr. Ravi Kumar Bhagat, Advocate; Mr. A.N. Pandey, Advocate; Mr. Atul Gavel, Advocate For State/Respondent : Mr. Gary Mukhopadhyay, Addl. AG For Respodent No.6 in : Mr. Tanmay Thomas, Advocate WPS No.4445 & WPS No.4471 of 2026 For Respective : Mr. Janu Khare, Advocate Intervener 24 (Hon’ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru) Order on Board 11/08/2026 1. Since all the writ petitions arise out of the departmental exercise relating to preparation of seniority/eligibility lists and consequential promotion in the Police Department and involve overlapping questions of fact and law, they are heard together and are being decided by this common order. For the sake of convenience, the facts and pleadings of WPS No.4364/2026 are being referred.

2. (a) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are serving as Constables in District Korba and have rendered approximately 16–17 years of service, but have not been considered for promotion to the post of Head Constable on account of the manner in which the seniority/gradation list has been prepared by the respondents. It is submitted that the petitioners had specifically raised objections to the seniority/gradation list prepared for the purpose of the DPC-2026. However, their objections have been rejected without dealing with the statutory provisions, the nature of transfer of the private respondents and the specific objections raised by the petitioners. According to learned counsel, the impugned order is thus non-speaking and does not disclose any proper consideration of the objections. (b) Learned counsel further submits that the respondents have placed certain employees who were transferred from other districts in the seniority list of District Korba on the basis of their original date of appointment, thereby overlooking the statutory scheme governing 25

determination of seniority upon transfer. It is argued that employees who came to District Korba by transfer, particularly those who were transferred on their own request, could not have been placed above the petitioners in the cadre of District Korba without examining the consequences of such transfer under the applicable statutory rules. It is further submitted that the earlier SOP dated 06.08.2021, on the basis of which the earlier gradation list had been prepared, has already lost its efficacy, pursuant to the order dated 13.12.2024 passed in WPS No.6022 of 2021 & other connected matters, wherein this Court quashed the SOP dated 06.08.2021 with liberty to the authorities to frame new SOP in accordance with Section 51(2) of the C.G. Police Act, 2007 (for short ‘the Act, 2007’) and Article 309 of the Constitution of India, therefore, the same cannot override the statutory Rule 16A of the Chhattisgarh Police Executive Force, Constable (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2007 (for short ‘the Rules, 2007’). The amended Rule 16A, notified on 13.02.2026, specifically governs the procedure for preparation of seniority for promotion to the posts of Head Constable and ASI and was required to be applied while undertaking the DPC-2026.

(c) Learned counsel has placed reliance upon the principles laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Direct Recruit Class II Engineering Officers' Association v. State of Maharashtra, (1990) 2 SCC 715, particularly the principle that where an appointment is made in accordance with the rules, seniority ordinarily has to be reckoned in accordance with the applicable statutory scheme and not on the basis of 26 an executive arrangement contrary thereto. Reference has also been made to Santosh Kumar v. State of A.P., (2003) 5 SCC 511, as also Amarendra Kumar Mohapatra v. State of Orissa, (2014) 4 SCC 583, to contend that the service position has to be determined with reference to the governing statutory rules and that executive instructions cannot be permitted to defeat the statutory scheme. It is, therefore, submitted that the impugned order dated 04.05.2026 and the consequential seniority/gradation list deserve to be quashed and the respondents deserve to be directed to prepare the seniority list afresh strictly in accordance with Rule 16A, as amended on 13.02.2026, and thereafter undertake the process of promotion on that basis.

3. (I) Per contra, learned State counsel opposes the petition and submits that the respondents have acted strictly in accordance with the amended Rule 16A of the Rules, 2007. It is submitted that the State has prepared a fresh seniority/gradation list in accordance with the amended statutory provision and has taken the initial date of appointment into consideration. According to the respondents, the private respondents were appointed earlier than the petitioners and, therefore, their earlier date of appointment could not have been ignored merely because they were subsequently transferred to District Korba. It is further submitted that the District-level committee examined the cases of eligible Constables and forwarded the list to the Inspector General, Bilaspur Range. Objections were invited from the concerned employees and, after consideration thereof, the impugned order dated 04.05.2026 was passed. (II) Learned State counsel submits that the earlier SOP dated 27

06.08.2021 had already been rendered ineffective and that the department has thereafter proceeded in terms of amended Rule 16A. It is argued that the petitioners have not challenged the constitutional validity of Rule 16A and, so long as the statutory rule remains in force, the authorities are bound to implement the same. It is also submitted that the private respondents have remained members of the same State Police Service and their lien, continuity of service and original appointment have never been interrupted. Consequently, their original date of appointment could not be ignored while preparing the seniority list, therefore, the instant writ petitions may be dismissed.

4. Learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 8 to 62, 64 and 65 submits that the private respondents were appointed much prior to the petitioners and have continuously remained in service. It is submitted that some of them were appointed as early as 13.06.2006, whereas the petitioners came to be appointed subsequently. It is further submitted that mere transfer of the private respondents to District Korba cannot result in wiping out their original seniority or their length of service in the State Police Service. According to the private respondents, the seniority has rightly been determined in accordance with the statutory rule on the basis of the initial date of appointment. The private respondents contend that the same statutory criteria have been applied uniformly and that no discrimination under Articles 14 or 16 of the Constitution has been established. The private respondents therefore submit that the petition deserves to be dismissed. 5. The stand of respondent No.63, however, is materially different. 28

Respondent No.63 supports the grievance raised by the petitioners and has pleaded that the impugned order dated 04.05.2026 and the consequential fit/seniority list are contrary to Rule 16A. It is specifically contended that employees transferred from one district to another, particularly those transferred at their own request, could not have been retained in the seniority position of the transferee district without considering the statutory consequence of such transfer. Respondent No. 63 has also sought a direction for strict implementation of amended Rule 16A of the Rules, 2007 for the promotion process of the year 2026. 6. I have heard the rival submissions and perused the material placed on record.

7. In view of the rival submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and the material available on record, the controversy which arises for consideration in the present batch of petitions is essentially with regard to the manner in which seniority is required to be determined in the light of Rule 16A of the Rules, 2007, particularly in respect of Constables who have been transferred from one district to another on their own request. The petitioners contend that such employees are required to be placed at the bottom of the seniority list of the transferee district from the date of their transfer, whereas the respondents seek to sustain the seniority position on the basis of their original appointment/recruitment. The consequential issue is as to whether the seniority/gradation and fit lists prepared for the purpose of promotion could validly have been prepared on such basis. Thus, the following question arises for consideration: 29  Whether, while preparing the seniority/gradation and consequential fit list for promotion to the post of Head Constable, the respondents were justified in retaining employees who had been transferred from one district to another on their own request at their original position in the seniority list on the basis of their initial appointment/ recruitment batch and / or

 Whether, in view of Rule 16A of the Rules, 2007, as amended, such employees were required to be placed at the bottom of the seniority list of the transferee district from the date of their transfer ? 8. The controversy is required to be examined primarily with reference to the statutory scheme governing determination of seniority. Once the competent authority has incorporated Rule 16A in the Rules, 2007 vide amendment dated 13.2.2026, which has duly been published in the official gazette, governing the service conditions of Constables, the determination of seniority has to conform to the mandate contained therein. The respondents, while undertaking the exercise of preparation of the seniority/gradation list and the consequential fit list in the month of April, 2026, cannot adopt a criterion which has the effect of preserving the earlier seniority of an employee despite his having opted for transfer to another district, if the Rule, which has been incorporated vide amendment dated 13.02.2026, itself attaches a different 30

consequence to such transfer. The submission of the private respondents that their original appointment, recruitment batch and uninterrupted continuity of service confer upon them a right to retain their earlier position in the seniority list cannot be accepted in that absolute form. Continuity of service is one matter; inter se seniority in the cadre of the transferee district is another. The latter has to be determined in accordance with the statutory rule governing such transfer. 9. Equally, the fact that the private respondents have continued to remain members of the same State Police Service does not by itself entitle them to carry their earlier position in the seniority list into the transferee district contrary to the specific statutory prescription. If an employee voluntarily seeks and obtains transfer to another district, the consequence attached to such transfer by the statutory Rules has to be given effect.

10. It is noteworthy to mention here that if a Government servant holding a particular post is transferred to the same post in the same cadre, the transfer will not wipe out his length of service in the post till the date of transfer and the period of service in the post before his transfer has to be taken into consideration in computing the seniority in the transferred post. But where a Government servant is so transferred on his own request, the transferred employee will have to forego his seniority till the date of transfer and will be placed at the bottom below the junior most employee in the category in the new cadre or department. This is because a Government Servant getting transferred to another unit or 31

department for his personal considerations, cannot be permitted to disturb the seniority of the employees in the department to which he is transferred, by claiming that his service in the department from which he has been transferred, should be taken into account. This is also because a person appointed to a particular post in a cadre, should know the strength of the cadre and prospects of promotion on the basis of the seniority list prepared for the cadre and any addition from outside would disturb such prospects. The rationale in assignment of such seniority is to avoid heartburn of existing employees in the transferred cadre. (See: Dwijen Chandra Sarkar and Another Vs. Union of India & Others (1999) 2 SCC 119; K.P. Sudhakaran and Another Vs. State of Kerala and Others {(2006)5 SCC 386}; & Secretary to Government, Department of Health and Family Welfare & Another Vs. K.C. Devaki {(2025) 10 SCC 534}).

11. The respondents' further contention that Rule 16A was not challenged by the petitioners also does not advance their case. The petitioners are not seeking invalidation of Rule 16A. On the contrary, their grievance is that the respondents have failed to apply the extant statutory provision in its correct perspective while issuing the seniority/gradation list. A statutory rule which governs seniority cannot be displaced by an administrative interpretation or by relying upon the original date of appointment of an employee. The Court is also unable to sustain the impugned determination merely on the ground that the private respondents have already been included in the promotional exercise. 32 12. The Rules, 2007 have been framed by the State Government in exercise of powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India with regard to the recruitment of Constable into Chhattisgarh Police Executive Force, Criminal Investigation Department, Police Training School and Government Railway Police. The said Rules have been amended vide Gazette Notification dated 13.02.2026 wherein Rule 16A has been inserted after Rule 16 with regard to the promotion process. Rule 16A (I) speaks about seniority. The same reads as under:-16A Promotion Process: xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx

(I) Seniority:- The seniority of a person directly appointed to the post of Constable shall be determined on the basis of the order of eligibility in which his recommendation was made for appointment, irrespective of the date of assumption of charge. Persons appointed pursuant to an earlier selection shall be senior to the persons appointed pursuant to subsequent selection. The seniority of any person promoted to the post of Head Constable under sub-clause (a) of clause (VIII) of this rule, shall be determined on the basis of selection list prepared by the Departmental Promotion Committee and seniority of such persons shall be in such order in which the committee recommends him for promotion. The posts of constable and head constable are of the district cadre. In case of transfer of constable and head constable from one District/Unit to another District/Unit from administrative point of view, seniority shall be determined as per the provision contained in rule 12 “Seniority” of Chhattisgarh Civil Services (General Conditions of Service) Rules, 1961. However, where such transfer is made on the 33 request of employee, he shall be placed at the bottom of the seniority list of the concerned District/Unit from the date of transfer order. xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx (emphasis added)

13. From the aforesaid provision, it is very crystal clear that the post of Constable and the Head Constable are of the District cadre. In case of Transfer of Constable and Head Constable from one District to another District/ Unit owing to administrative exigency their seniority shall be governed as per the provision contained in Rule 12 of the Chhattisgarh Civil Services (General Conditions of Service) Rules, 1961. It further provides that where such transfer is made on the request of the employee, he shall be at the bottom of the seniority list of the concerned District/Unit from the date of transfer order. 14. Despite specific provision, which has duly been published in the official gazette on 13.2.2026, the respondent authorities published the Gradation List in the month of April, 2026 on the basis of seniority without considering the fact that the employees posted are of from the same district or transferred on administrative ground or transferred on their own request. The entire action is completely contrary to the Rules, 2007 (as amended on 13.02.2026 i.e. much prior to the publication of the impugned gradation list). 15. A promotional exercise founded upon an incorrectly determined seniority cannot create a vested right in favour of the persons who have 34

benefited from such determination. The seniority position must first be correctly determined in accordance with the amended Rules and only thereafter can the consequential promotional exercise be undertaken. At the same time, the Court is not required to examine the individual suitability or comparative merit of each employee at this stage. The limited issue is the correct legal basis on which seniority is required to be determined. Once that basis is settled, the consequential exercise is required to be undertaken by the competent authority in accordance with the Rules. 16. In view of the above, this Court holds that the seniority/gradation list and the consequential fit list cannot be sustained to the extent they have been prepared by ignoring the statutory consequence flowing from Rule 16A in respect of employees transferred on their own request. Accordingly, the seniority/gradation list and the consequential fit list, which has been prepared after 13.2.2026, is set aside. 17. The respondents are directed to undertake a fresh exercise of determination of seniority in accordance with Rule 16A and thereafter redraw the seniority/gradation list and the consequential fit list in the letter and spirit of Rule 16A of the Rules, 2007 and thereafter undertake the consequential exercise for promotion.

18. It is clarified that the aforesaid direction does not amount to a direction for automatic promotion of any petitioner. The claim of each eligible employee shall be considered on the basis of the corrected seniority, 35 eligibility, suitability and other conditions prescribed under the relevant rules and regulations. 19. As an upshot, all the writ petitions are allowed to the extent indicated above, leaving the parties to bear their own cost(s). SD/- Bibhu Datta Guru Judge 36 Head Note A Government servant getting transferred to another unit or department for his personal considerations, on his own request, cannot be permitted to disturb the seniority of the employees in the department to which he is transferred. He will be placed at the bottom below the junior most employee in the category in the new cadre or department.

1 CGHC010196692026 2026:CGHC:35363 AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4339 of 2026 Tareshwar Nath Keshri S/o Late Satyanarayan Keshri Aged About 45 Years Post Head Constable (369), Posted As District Special Branch (Dsb)- Surguja, Place Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Resident Of Police Line- Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner versus 1 – State of Chhattisgarh Secretary, Department Of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Director General of Police- Chhattisgarh District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Inspector General Of Police- Surguja Range Place- Ambikapur, District-Surguja, Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent Of Police- Surguja Place- Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh 5 - Dalveer Singh S/o Achambit Ram Aged About 58 Years Head Constable (522) Posted At Police Line Ambikapur District Sarguja Chhattiagarh. --- Respondents WPS No. 4471 of 2026 1 - Ravi Tiwari S/o Ram Yas Tiwari Aged About 39 Years Post- Constable (229), Posted At Office C-4 (Dial- 112) Civil Lines, Raipur, Resident Of Prabha Niwas, Sangam Chowk, Laxmi Nagar, Pachpedi Naka, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner Versus Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH ASHUTOSH MISHRA MISHRA Date: 2026.08.18 18:17:28 +0530 2

1 - State of Chhattisgarh Secretary, Department of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Director General Of Police Chhattisgarh Police Head Quarter (P.H.Q), Near Mantralay, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Inspector General Of Police Raipur Range Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent of Police Balodabazar- Bhatapara, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh 5 - Departmental Promotion Committee Range Raipur, Office of Inspector General of Police- Raipur Range, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 6 - Jitendra Singh Rajput S/o Janak Ram Rajput Aged About 38 Years Post-Constable (315), Posted At Police Station- Sonakhan, District- Balodabazar, Chhattisgarh --- Respondents WPS No. 5018 of 2026 1 - Surendra Kumar Deshmukh S/o Shri Hem Lal Deshmukh, Aged About 36 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Dallirajhara, Batch No. 894, District Balod, Chhattisgarh 2 - Deepak Wankhede, S/o Late Shri Devidas Wankhede, Aged About 43 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Dallirajhara, Batch No. 294, District Balod Chhattisgarh 3 - Manish Rajput, S/o Goverdhan Singh Aged About 41 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Balod, Batch No. 514, District Balod Chhattisgarh 4 - Laxman Ram Sahu, S/o Poonamchand Sahu, Aged About 37 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Reserve Line, Batch No. 06, District Balod Chhattisgarh

5 - Basant Sahu, S/o Rajendra Kumar Aged About 39 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station District Special Branch Office Of The Superintendent Of Police Batch No. 359, District Balod Chhattisgarh 6 - Salik Ram Harivansh, S/o Lekhram Harivansh, Aged About 37 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Range Cyber Thana Durg, Unit Balod, Batch No. 949, District Balod Chhattisgarh 3 7 - Jagriti Thakur, D/o Late Shankar Lal Thakur, Aged About 37 Years Posted As Lady Constable At Police Station Balod, Batch No. 135, District Balod Chhattisgarh 8 - Dev Kumari Thakuri, D/o Dwarika Prasad, Aged About 39 Years Posted As Lady Constable At Police Station Mahamaya, Batch No. 771, District Balod Chhattisgarh 9 - Sanjay Kumar Sahu, S/o Khemlal Sahu, Aged About 39 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Gurur, Batch No. 844, District Balod Chhattisgarh 10 - Jagdish Baghmar, S/o Samay Lal Baghmar, Aged About 44 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Gundardehi, Batch No. 943, District Balod Chhattisgarh 11 - Umesh Kumar Nishad, S/o Roomlal Nishad, Aged About 35 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Balod, Batch No. 28, District Balod Chhattisgarh 12 - Deependra Singh Patel, S/o Late Shri Ramsharan Singh, Aged About 39 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Dallirajhara, Presently Working At Office Of Superintendent Of Police Balod, Batch No. 386, District Balod Chhattisgarh

13 - Chandresh Kumar Sahu, S/o Dilu Ram, Aged About 44 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Arjunda, Batch No. 1842, District Balod Chhattisgarh 14 - Shiv Kumar Uike, S/o Late Anandram Uike,, Aged About 36 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Sanjari, Batch No. 421, District Balod Chhattisgarh 15 - Bharti Goswami, D/o Omkar Giri Goswami, Aged About 41 Years Posted As Lady Constable At Police Station Mahila Cell Balod, Batch No. 1072, District Balod Chhattisgarh 16 - Yogendra Kumar Tamaskar, S/o Itwari Ram Tamaskar, Aged About 39 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Gurur, Batch No. 839, District Balod Chhattisgarh 17 - Deepak Kumar Yadu, S/o Ram Prasad Yadu, Aged About 37 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Centralized Command And Control Center Dial 4 112, Civil Line Raipur District Raipur, Basic Unit Balod, Batch No. 1841, District Balod Chhattisgarh 18 - Kamlesh Kumar S/o Nand Gharuva, Aged About 42 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Daundi, Presently Working At District Special Branch Balod, Batch No. 1847, District Balod Chhattisgarh 19 - Narsingh Churendra, S/o Chaitram Churendra, Aged About 40 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Special Branch Balod, Batch No. 608, District Balod Chhattisgarh 20 - Ishwar Prasad, S/o Baldev Ram, Aged About 49 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Reserve Line Balod, Batch No. 191, District Balod Chhattisgarh

21 - Kuldeep Nagwanshi, S/o Late Hemant Kumar, Aged About 31 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Purur, Batch No. 03 District Balod Chhattisgarh 22 - Prahlad Kumar Sahu, S/o Laxman Sahu, Aged About 41 Years Posted As Constable At Police Chowki Pinkapar, Police Station Deori, Batch No. 76 District Balod Chhattisgarh 23 - Banwali Ram, S/o Bhaktu Ram, Aged About 35 Years Posted At Police Station Gunderdehi, Batch No.1948 District Balod Chhattisgarh 24 - Ved Prakas Bhuarya, S/o Ramnath, Aged About 33 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Balod, Batch No. 86, District Balod Chhattisgarh 25 - Poonam Chand Khare, S/o Mohan Lal Khare, Aged About 31 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Daundi Lohara, Batch No.373, District Balod, Chhattisgarh 26 - Mithlesh Kumar Yadav, S/o Dhansingh Yadav, Aged About 37 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Cyber Cell Balod, Batch No.75, District Balod, Chhattisgarh 27 - Lokesh Kumar, S/o Shatruhan Ram Thakur, Aged About 36 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Balod, Batch No.326, District Balod, Chhattisgarh 28 - Dhaneshwar Singh, S/o Bhuwan Lal, Aged About 35 Years Posted As Constable At Police Station Balod, Batch No. 18, District Balod, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioners 5 Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department of Home Affairs, Police Headquarters, Sector 19, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2 - Director General Of Police (D.G.P.), Police Head Quarter (P.H.Q.), Near Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Additional Director General Of Police (Administration), Police Head Quarter (P.H.Q.), Near Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Inspector General Of Police, Durg Range, District Durg, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Superintendent Of Police, Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Departmental Promotion Committee, Range Durg, Office Of Inspector General Of Police, Durg Range, District Durg, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Departmental Promotion Committee, District Level, District Balod Through Superintendent Of Police, Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh. 8 - Chandulal Mandawi, Aged About 59 Years Batch No. 513, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 2 In Gradation List). 9 - Doman Lal Goarya, Aged About 50 Years Batch No. 205, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 6 In Gradation List). 10 - Deepak Kumar Katlam, Aged About 47 Years Batch No. 639, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 7 In Gradation List). 11 - Mukesh Gajbhiye, Aged About 50 Years Batch No. 657, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 10 In Gradation List).

12 - Teerath Kunjam, Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 528, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 14 In Gradation List). 13 - Dilip Kumar Sahu, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 551, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh ( Serial No. 15 In Gradation List). 14 - Mohan Krishna Thakur, Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 39, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 16 In Gradation List). 6 15 - Chitranjan Lal Sahu, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 161, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 17 In Gradation List). 16 - Tameshwar Singh, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 203, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 18 In Gradation List). 17 - Yogesh Kumar Thakur, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 218, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 19 In Gradation List). 18 - Kheleshwar Sonkar, Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 564, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 20 In Gradation List). 19 - Hemlal Sahu, Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 41, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 21 In Gradation List).

20 - Toran Kumar Deshmukh, Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 251, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 22 In Gradation List). 21 - Atmaram Adhiya, Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 576, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 23 In Gradation List). 22 - Kamleshwari Sahu, Aged About 48 Years Batch No. 38 (Female Constable), Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 24 In Gradation List). 23 - Vikas Kumar Rayte, Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 236, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 25 In Gradation List). 24 - Jitendra Kumar Thakur, Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 581, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 26 In Gradation List). 25 - Pawan Kumar, Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 367, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 27 In Gradation List). 26 - Suman Lal Devhari, Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 92, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 28 In Gradation List). 7 27 - Pileshwar, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 557, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 29 In Gradation List).

28 - Punarad Ram Netam, Aged About 52 Years Batch No. 192, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 30 In Gradation List). 29 - Harish Kumar Rawte, Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 601, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 31 In Gradation List). 30 - Awan Kumar Kosle, Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 607, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 32 In Gradation List). 31 - Chandrakant Komre, Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 488, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 33 In Gradation List). 32 - Manoj Kumar Urwasa, Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 212, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 34 In Gradation List). 33 - Sohadra Bai Sudhakar, Aged About 46 Years Batch No. 259 (Female Constable), Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 35 In Gradation List). 34 - Bhuneshwar Bhuarya, Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 25, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 36 In Gradation List). 35 - Ajay Kumar Mahala, Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 648, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 37 In Gradation List).

36 - Khomnath Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 647, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 38 In Gradation List). 37 - Rakesh Kumar Gawde, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 438, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 39 In Gradation List). 38 - Mahendra Darro, Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 372, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 40 In Gradation List). 8 39 - Danendra Kumar Yadav, Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 401, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 66 In Gradation List). 40 - Bhupendra Kumar Sahu, Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 519, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 67 In Gradation List). 41 - Rakesh Kumar Sahu, Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 515, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 68 In Gradation List). 42 - Yukesh Pdoti, Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 592, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 69 In Gradation List). 43 - Yashvant Kumar Sahu, Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 570, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 70 In Gradation List).

44 - Lokesh Kumar Kharendra, Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 521, Posted As Constable In Police Department Of District Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 77 In Gradation List). --- Respondents WPS No. 4809 of 2026 Smt. Anupma Kapoor W/o Kaushal Paikra Aged About 38 Years Presently Working On The Post Of Police Constable (Batch No. 152) Posted At P.S. Pathalgaon, Distt. Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department of Home Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Director General Of Police Head Quarter Sector 19, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Inspector General Of Police Surguja Range Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Superintendent of Police Jahspur, Distt. Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Superintendent of Police Balrampur, Distt. Balrampur Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. 9 --- Respondents WPS No. 4713 of 2026 Amar Kumar Mirdha S/o Late Anil Kumar Mirdha Aged About 44 Years Presently Working On The Post Of Police Constable (Batch No. 549) Posted At P. S. - Chakradharnagar, Distt-Raigarh (C.G.) ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Department of Home Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar - Raipur Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Director General Of Police Head Quarter Sector - 19 Nawa Raipur, Distt- Raipur - (C.G.) 3 - Inspector General Of Police, Bilaspur Range - Bilaspur, Distt - Bilaspur (C.G.)

4 - Superintendent of Police Raigarh Distt- Raigarh (C.G.) 5 - Superintendent Of Police -Balrampur, Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) --- Respondents WPS No. 4691 of 2026 Ajay Kumar Shukla S/o Surendra Shukla Aged About 42 Years Presently Working On The Post Of Police Constable (Batch No. 1053) Posted At P.S. Rajpur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department of Home Mahanadi Bhawan Atalnagar Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The, Director General Of Police Head Quarter Sector-19 Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Inspector General Of Police Surguja Range Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 10 4 - Superintendent of Police Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Superintendent of Police Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents WPS No. 4383 of 2026 Chandra Prakash Bharadwaj S/o Mahendra Kumar Bharadwaj, Aged About 35 Years Post Constable (347), Posted At Police Station - Saliha, District -Sarangarh - Bilaigarh, Permanent Resident Of Village - Dhruwakari, Tahsil -Pachpedi, Police Station - Pachpedi, District - Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner Versus

1 - State of Chhattisgarh Secretary, Department of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Director General of Police Chhattisgarh District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Inspector General of Police Bilaspur Range, Bilaspur District - Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent of Police Sarangarh - Bilaigarh, District - Sarangarh Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh 5 - Lilesh Kumar Sahu S/o Sitambar Sahu Aged About 35 Years Post Constable (155), Posted At District Special Branch (Dsb), District - Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh 6 - Dilip Kumar Tenduve S/o Chaitram, Aged About 36 Years Post Constable (156), Posted At Police Line, District - Sarangarh - Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents WPS No. 4446 of 2026 Ravindra Kumar Yadav S/o Dema Ram Yavav, Aged About 49 Years Post Head Constable (144), Posted At Police Line ,district- Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Resident of Village-Headkappa, Post Office -Goriya, Police Station-Kasabel, District -Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner Versus 11 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Secretary Department of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District -Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Director General of Police- Chhattisgarh, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Inspector General of Police- Surguja Range , Place-Ambikapur, District -Surguja, Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent of Police- Surguja Range , Place-Ambikapur, District -Surguja, Chhattisgarh

5 - Dalveer Singh, S/o Achambit Ram Aged About 58 Years Head Constable (522), Posted At Police Line-Ambikapur, District-Sarguja, Chhattisgarh 6 - Departmental Promotion Committee, Range Surguja, Office Of Inspector General Of Police-Surguja Range, District-Surguja, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents WPS No. 4445 of 2026 Krishna Kumar Thakur S/o Basant Thakur, Aged About 39 Years Post-Constable (230), Posted At Office Of A.Sp.- Bhatapara, Resident of Davada Colony Road Laxmi Nagar, Pachpedi Naka Raipur, District -Raipur Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner Versus 1 – State of Chhattisgarh Secretary, Department of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District-Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Director General of Police-Chhattisgarh, Police Head Quarter (P.H.Q.), Near Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur , Chhattisgarh. 3 - Inspector General of Police -Raipur Range, Raipur, District -Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent Of Police-Balodabazar-Bhatapara, District-Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Departmental Promotion Committee,range Raipur, Office Of Inspector General Of Police-Raipur Range, District-Raipur Chhattisgarh. 12 6 - Ashwani Kumar Chandel, S/o Jhabbu Lal Chandel, Aged About 43 Years Post- Constable (138), Posted At Police Line-Balodabazar, Resident House No. Konari,palari, District-Balodabazer-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents WPS No. 4364 of 2026

1 - Lav Kumar Patre S/o Late Shri Ramdin Patre Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 482, Posted Constable At Police Station Kusmunda, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 2 - Bhupendra Kumar Patel S/o Shri Chhotelal Patel Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 19, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 3 - Vikram Singh Shandilya S/o Shri Vyasnarayan Shandilya Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 33, Posted Constable At Police Station Kotwali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 4 - Ashish Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Khelan Sahu Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 460, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 5 - Manharan Lal Dewangan S/o Shri Dhaniram Dewangan Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 461, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 6 - Devendra Kumar Paikra S/o Shri Sarvan Singh Paikra Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 455, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Morga, Police Station Bango, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 7 - Ishwar Pratap Dhruv S/o Shri Bhagirathi Dhruv Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 46, Posted Constable At Police Station Urga, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 8 - Lakshminarayan Baghel S/o Shri Bhurelal Baghel Aged About 47 Years Batch No. 479, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

9 - Ashok Kumar Patley S/o Shri Kanhaiya Lal Patley Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 442, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Manikpur, Police Station Kotwali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 13 10 - Rajendra Kumar Ratre S/o Shri Tularam Ratre Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 498, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 11 - Premchand Sahu S/o Shri Gajanand Sahu Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 464, Posted Constable At Police Station Kartala, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 12 - Devnarayan Kurre S/o Shri Santosh Kurre Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 440, Posted Constable At C.S.E.B. Outpost, Police Station Civil Line, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 13 - Ramendra Kumar Barman S/o Shri Kiru Lal Barman Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 91, Posted Constable At Police Station Kotwali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 14 - Anil Kumar Karsh S/o Shri Shyamlal Karsh Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 448, Posted Constable At Special Branch Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 15 - Kumar Singh Divya S/o Shri Chhotelal Divya Aged About 35 Years Posted Constable At S.P. Office Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

16 - Heyram Chouhan S/o Late Shri Pitambar Chouhan Aged About 35 Years Batch No. 441, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Rajgamar, Police Station Balco, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 17 - Santosh Kumar Kanwar S/o Shri Mahendra Singh Kanwar Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 176, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Sarvamangala, Police Station Kusmunda, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 18 - Mohpal Das S/o Shri Mahettardas Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 182, Posted Constable At Police Station Balco, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 19 - Virendra Singh Rajput S/o Shri Kamal Singh Rajput Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 454, Posted Constable At Special Branch Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 20 - Gajendra Kumar Rajwade S/o Shri Ram Narayan Rajwade Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 468, Posted Constable At Police Station Balco, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 14 21 - Madanlal Jaiswal S/o Shri Rambhagat Jaiswal Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 305, Posted Constable At Police Station Kusmunda, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 22 - Rameshwari Kanwar D/o Shri Harisingh Kanwar Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 307, Posted Constable At Police Station Katghora, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 23 - Sandeep Kumar Bhagat S/o Late Shri Rupam Singh Bhagat Aged About 35 Years Batch No. 342, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

24 - Pratibha Rai D/o Shri Ramgopal Rai Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 347, Posted Constable At Women Police Station, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 25 - Santosh Kumar Choudhary S/o Late Shri Rohit Kumar Choudhary Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 363, Posted Constable At Police Station Civil Line, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 26 - Ajay Khutley S/o Late Shri Mohanlal Khutley Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 364, Posted Constable At Police Station Katghora, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 27 - Chandra Vijay Chandra S/o Late Shri Usat Ram Chandra Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 382, Posted Constable At Police Station Bango, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 28 - Martand Pratap Singh S/o Shri Brijbhushan Singh Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 397, Posted Constable At Police Station Civil Line, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 29 - Chamar Singh Maravi S/o Shri Harihar Singh Maravi Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 398, Posted Constable At Police Station Kotwali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 30 - Yadram Baghel S/o Shri Balaram Baghel Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 403, Posted Constable At Police Station Urga, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 31 - Kumar Singh Rathiya S/o Shri Nandlal Rathiya Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 451, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

32 - Suresh Kumar Kanwar S/o Shri Balram Singh Kanwar Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 472, Posted Constable At Police Station Balco, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 15 33 - Jagir Singh Tanwar S/o Shri Sukul Singh Tanwar Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 462, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 34 - Naresh Kumar Kanwar S/o Shri Babulal Kanwar Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 431, Posted Constable At Police Station Bankimongra, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 35 - Dev Singh Tanwar S/o Shri Patel Singh Tanwar Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 459, Posted Constable At Police Station Bango, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 36 - Naresh Kumar Tandel S/o Shri Rameshwar Prasad Tandel Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 463, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 37 - Ravindra Kumar Meravi S/o Late Shri Mohan Singh Meravi Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 480, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 38 - Santosh Kumar Ratre S/o Shri Gorelal Ratre Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 467, Posted Constable At Police Station Kartala, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 39 - Panchram Sorthe S/o Shri Dharam Singh Sorthe Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 452, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

40 - Amar Singh Khusro S/o Shri Gyan Singh Khusro Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 494, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 41 - Puranjan Sahu S/o Shri Krishna Kumar Sahu Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 23, Posted Constable At Police Station Bango, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 42 - Gangaram Dande S/o Nanhu Ram Dande Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 446, Posted Constable At Police Station Katghora, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 43 - Ahilya Maravi W/o Shri Prakash Kumar Maravi Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 492, Posted Constable At Police Station Civil Line, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 44 - Jitendra Kumar Ratre S/o Shri Antram Ratre Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 450, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Chaitma, Police Station Pali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 16

45 - A. Hitesh Rao S/o Shri A. Laxman Rao Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 473, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Manikpur, Police Station Kotwali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 46 - Salamuddin Hawari S/o Late Shri Md. Sukat Miya Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 40, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Manikpur, Police Station Kotwali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 47 - Ravidas Manikpuri S/o Shri Devdas Manikpuri Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 437, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Korbi, Police Station Pasan, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 48 - Sheetal Kumar Raj S/o Late Shri Ransay Raj Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 466, Posted Constable At Police Station Pasan, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 49 - Vinod Kumar Patley S/o Shri Pyarelal Patley Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 408, Posted Constable At Police Station Kusmunda, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 50 - Suresh Kumar Dhruw S/o Shri Sevakram Dhruw Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 484, Posted Constable At Police Station Dipka, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 51 - Doman Lal Madhukar S/o Late Shri Pyare Lal Madhukar Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 07, Posted Constable At Police Station Pasan, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 52 - Shyam Kumar Paikra S/o Shri Sukhnath Sai Paikra Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 55, Posted Constable At Police Station Kusmunda, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

53 - Meena Kaiwart D/o Shri Sadhram Kaiwart Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 85, Posted Constable At Police Station Hardibazar, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 54 - Buddh Singh Madhukar S/o Late Pratap Singh Madhukar Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 25, Posted Constable At Police Station Bankimongra, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 55 - Indu Rajput W/o Shri Ashok Singh Rajput Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 430, Posted Constable At Police Station Pali, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 56 - Purushottam Lal Mukherji S/o Shri Saheb Lal Mukherji Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 489, Posted Constable At Police Station Urga, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 17 57 - Tilakram Patel S/o Shri Jethuram Patel Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 488, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 58 - Mansingh Kanwar S/o Late Shri Kanhaiya Kanwar Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 456, Posted Constable At C.S.P. Office Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 59 - Khilawan Prasad Dahariya S/o Shri Manharanlal Dahariya Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 445, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 60 - Rupam Singh S/o Shri Dilharan Singh Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 269, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh

61 - Devendra Kumar Pankaj S/o Shri Gokul Prasad Pankaj Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 490, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 62 - Sandeep Singh S/o Jagatpal Singh Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 134, Posted Constable At Police Station Hardibazar, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 63 - Kailash Kanwar S/o Late Shri Dayaram Kanwar Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 249, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 64 - Dinesh Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Mahatma Prasad Sahu Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 457, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 65 - Sagar Kumar Verma S/o Shri Dilip Kumar Verma Aged About 34 Years Batch No. 148, Posted Constable At Police Station Kusmunda, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 66 - Ramnarayan Rathore S/o Late Shri Chakradhar Prasad Rathore Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 469, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 67 - Dheeraj Kumar Patel S/o Mahesh Ram Patel Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 486, Posted Constable At Police Station Lemru, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 68 - Vishal Kumar Verma S/o Shri Dilip Kumar Verma Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 125, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Morga, Police Station Bango, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 18

69 - Suresh Kumar Khuteshwar S/o Shri Dhaniram Khuteshwar Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 436, Posted Constable At Police Station Civil Line, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 70 - Dinesh Kumar Shyam S/o Shri Jagatram Shyam Aged About 36 Years Batch No. 434, Posted Constable At Police Station Dipka, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 71 - Rakesh Sahu S/o Shri Radheshyam Sahu Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 458, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 72 - Gautam Kumar Gond S/o Late Shri Shyam Lal Gond Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 493, Posted Constable At Police Station Dipka, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh 73 - Ramchand Rajput S/o Shri Madan Singh Rajput Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 427, Posted Constable At C.S.P. Office Korba, Chhattisgarh Police, District Korba Chhattisgarh ---Petitioners Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department of Home Affairs, Police Headquarters, Sector 19, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Director General of Police (D.G.P.) Police Head Quarter (P.H.Q.), Near Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Additional Director General of Police (Administration) Police Headquarter (P.H.Q.), Near Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

4 - Inspector General of Police Bilaspur Range, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 5 - Superintendent of Police, Korba District Korba Chhattisgarh 6 - Departmental Promotion Committee Range Bilaspur, Office Of Inspector General Of Police, Bilaspur Range, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 7 - Departmental Promotion Committee District Level District Korba Through Superintendent Of Police, Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh 8 - Sanjay Lakra Aged About 46 Years Batch No. 569, Posted Constable At Police Station Kusmunda, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 6 In Gradation List) 9 - Vinod Tiwari Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 916, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Chaitma, Police Station Pali, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 7 In Gradation List) 19 10 - Priti Soni Aged About 38 Years Posted Constable At S.P. Office Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 8 In Gradation List) 11 - Rakesh Yadav Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 77, Posted Constable At Police Station Bango, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 9 In Gradation List) 12 - Kartik Ram Chandra Aged About 49 Years Batch No. 385, Posted Constable At Police Station Kartala, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No.10 In Gradation List) 13 - Mohammad Taufiq Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 98, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Jatga, Police Station Katghora, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No.11 In Gradation List)

14 - Gautam Patel Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 172, Posted Constable At Police Station Hardibazar, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 12 In Gradation List) 15 - Jamuna Prasad Aged About 48 Years Batch No. 740, Posted Constable At Police Station Kartala, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No.13 In Gradation List) 16 - Gaulochan Prasad Kanwar Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 471, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No.14 In Gradation List) 17 - Kamal Narayan Sahu Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 683, Posted Constable At Police Outpost C.S.E.B., Police Station Civil Line, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 15 In Gradation List) 18 - Brijesh Kumar Tanwar Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 394, Posted Constable At Police Outpost C.S.E.B., Police Station Civil Line, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 16 In Gradation List) 19 - Kuldeep Singh Katlam Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 231, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Sarvamangala, Police Station Kusmunda, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 17 In Gradation List) 20 - Balram Rathore Aged About 46 Years Batch No. 67, Posted Constable At A.P.C.D. Janjgir, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 18 In Gradation List) 21 - Hemlal Kurrey Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 793, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 19 In Gradation List)

22 - Ajay Yadav Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 106, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 20 In Gradation List) 20 23 - Satish Kumar Rathore Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 114, Posted Constable At Police Station Bankimongra, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 21 In Gradation List) 24 - Ravi Singh Paikra Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 668, Posted Constable At Police Station Balco, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 22 In Gradation List) 25 - Ramsudeen Markam Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 265, Posted Constable At Traffic Police Station, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 23 In Gradation List) 26 - Jashpal Singh Shyam Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 828, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Chaitma, Police Station Pali, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 24 In Gradation List) 27 - Sitaram Binjhwar Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 918, Posted Constable At Police Station Kotwali, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 25 In Gradation List) 28 - Durgesh Kumar Kashyap Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 317, Posted Constable At Police Station Civil Line, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 26 In Gradation List) 29 - Ramprasad Khairwar Aged About 48 Years Batch No. 184, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 27 In Gradation List)

30 - Goukaran Shyam Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 213, Posted Constable At Police Station Hardibazar, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 28 In Gradation List) 31 - Arvind Kumar Sahu Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 302, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 29 In Gradation List) 32 - Indru Singh Markam Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 02, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 30 In Gradation List) 33 - Kripal Singh Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 56, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 31 In Gradation List) 34 - Virendra Kumar Anant Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 103, Posted Constable At Police Station Urga, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 37 In Gradation List) 21 35 - Nitesh Kumar Tiwari Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 52, Posted Constable At Police Station Civil Line, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 38 In Gradation List) 36 - Pawan Kumar Chandra Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 383, Posted Constable At Police Station Kotwali, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 39 In Gradation List) 37 - Nandlal Sarthi Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 880, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 40 In Gradation List) 38 - Narendra Kumar Patanwar Aged About 48 Years Batch No. 369, Posted Constable At Police Station Urga, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 41 In Gradation List)

39 - Gopiram Divya Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 405, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 42 In Gradation List) 40 - Anil Kumar Porte Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 50, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 43 In Gradation List) 41 - Ramswarup Kashyap Aged About 45 Years Batch No. 652, Posted Constable At Police Station Darri, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 44 In Gradation List) 42 - Vikas Kumar Jangde Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 861, Posted Constable At Police Station Ajak, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 45 In Gradation List) 43 - Bhagirathi Gabhel Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 34, Posted Constable At Police Station Pali, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 46 In Gradation List) 44 - Visheshwar Prasad Miri Aged About 37 Years 743, Posted Constable At Police Control Room Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 47 In Gradation List) 45 - Shabana Tabassum Qureshi Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 142, Posted Constable At District Bilaspur Attached, Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 48 In Gradation List) 46 - Satyaprakash Rathore Aged About 37 Years Batch No. 26, Posted Constable At Police Outpost Manikpur, Police Station Kotwali, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 49 In Gradation List) 22 47 - Manish Kumar Baghel Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 794, Posted Constable At Police Station Katghora, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 50 In Gradation List)

48 - Liladhar Singh Chandra Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 928, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 51 In Gradation List) 49 - T. Sharda Aged About 39 Years Batch No. 631, Posted Constable At Police Control Room Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 52 In Gradation List) 50 - Deepnarayan Tripathi Aged About 46 Years Batch No. 136, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 53 In Gradation List) 51 - Mohan Singh Aged About 49 Years Batch No. 696, Posted Constable At Police Outpost C.S.E.B., Police Station Civil Line, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 54 In Gradation List) 52 - Ramcharan Uraon Aged About 46 Years Batch No. 266, Posted Constable At Police Station Kartala, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 55 In Gradation List) 53 - Premendra Chandra Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 777, Posted Constable At District Special Branch (D.S.B.), District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 56 In Gradation List) 54 - Sunil Kumar Kanwar Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 435, Posted Constable At Police Station Kartala, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 57 In Gradation List) 55 - Ramkumar Paikra Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 80, Posted Constable At Police Station Urga, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 58 In Gradation List)

56 - Rohit Kumar Rathore Aged About 42 Years Batch No. 141, Posted Constable At Police Station Katghora, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 59 In Gradation List) 57 - Durgesh Kumar Dansena Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 95, Posted Constable At Police Station Kathghora, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 60 In Gradation List) 58 - Dharmendra Kumar Jagat Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 122, Posted Constable At Police Station Dipka, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 61 In Gradation List) 23 59 - Santosh Kashyap Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 169, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 62 In Gradation List) 60 - Charan Singh Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 211, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 63 In Gradation List) 61 - Ashwani Kumar Aged About 43 Years Batch No. 341, Posted Constable At Police Station Lemru, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 64 In Gradation List) 62 - Rajkumar Kanwar Aged About 41 Years Batch No. 42, Posted Constable At Police Control Room Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 65 In Gradation List) 63 - Anurag Shukla Aged About 38 Years Batch No. 21, Posted Constable At Police Line Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 66 In Gradation List) 64 - Krishna Kumar Sahu Aged About 44 Years Batch No. 157, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 67 In Gradation List)

65 - Phulchand Jahire Aged About 40 Years Batch No. 356, Posted Constable At Police Station Traffic, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Serial No. 68 In Gradation List) --- Respondents For Respective : Mr. Dhiraj Kumar Wankhede, Advocate petitioners along with Mr. Sanchit Bhatt & Mr. Aniruddh Singh, Advocates; Mr. Ravi Kumar Bhagat, Advocate; Mr. A.N. Pandey, Advocate; Mr. Atul Gavel, Advocate For State/Respondent : Mr. Gary Mukhopadhyay, Addl. AG For Respodent No.6 in : Mr. Tanmay Thomas, Advocate WPS No.4445 & WPS No.4471 of 2026 For Respective : Mr. Janu Khare, Advocate Intervener 24 (Hon’ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru) Order on Board 11/08/2026 1. Since all the writ petitions arise out of the departmental exercise relating to preparation of seniority/eligibility lists and consequential promotion in the Police Department and involve overlapping questions of fact and law, they are heard together and are being decided by this common order. For the sake of convenience, the facts and pleadings of WPS No.4364/2026 are being referred.

2. (a) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are serving as Constables in District Korba and have rendered approximately 16–17 years of service, but have not been considered for promotion to the post of Head Constable on account of the manner in which the seniority/gradation list has been prepared by the respondents. It is submitted that the petitioners had specifically raised objections to the seniority/gradation list prepared for the purpose of the DPC-2026. However, their objections have been rejected without dealing with the statutory provisions, the nature of transfer of the private respondents and the specific objections raised by the petitioners. According to learned counsel, the impugned order is thus non-speaking and does not disclose any proper consideration of the objections. (b) Learned counsel further submits that the respondents have placed certain employees who were transferred from other districts in the seniority list of District Korba on the basis of their original date of appointment, thereby overlooking the statutory scheme governing 25

determination of seniority upon transfer. It is argued that employees who came to District Korba by transfer, particularly those who were transferred on their own request, could not have been placed above the petitioners in the cadre of District Korba without examining the consequences of such transfer under the applicable statutory rules. It is further submitted that the earlier SOP dated 06.08.2021, on the basis of which the earlier gradation list had been prepared, has already lost its efficacy, pursuant to the order dated 13.12.2024 passed in WPS No.6022 of 2021 & other connected matters, wherein this Court quashed the SOP dated 06.08.2021 with liberty to the authorities to frame new SOP in accordance with Section 51(2) of the C.G. Police Act, 2007 (for short ‘the Act, 2007’) and Article 309 of the Constitution of India, therefore, the same cannot override the statutory Rule 16A of the Chhattisgarh Police Executive Force, Constable (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2007 (for short ‘the Rules, 2007’). The amended Rule 16A, notified on 13.02.2026, specifically governs the procedure for preparation of seniority for promotion to the posts of Head Constable and ASI and was required to be applied while undertaking the DPC-2026.

(c) Learned counsel has placed reliance upon the principles laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Direct Recruit Class II Engineering Officers' Association v. State of Maharashtra, (1990) 2 SCC 715, particularly the principle that where an appointment is made in accordance with the rules, seniority ordinarily has to be reckoned in accordance with the applicable statutory scheme and not on the basis of 26 an executive arrangement contrary thereto. Reference has also been made to Santosh Kumar v. State of A.P., (2003) 5 SCC 511, as also Amarendra Kumar Mohapatra v. State of Orissa, (2014) 4 SCC 583, to contend that the service position has to be determined with reference to the governing statutory rules and that executive instructions cannot be permitted to defeat the statutory scheme. It is, therefore, submitted that the impugned order dated 04.05.2026 and the consequential seniority/gradation list deserve to be quashed and the respondents deserve to be directed to prepare the seniority list afresh strictly in accordance with Rule 16A, as amended on 13.02.2026, and thereafter undertake the process of promotion on that basis.

3. (I) Per contra, learned State counsel opposes the petition and submits that the respondents have acted strictly in accordance with the amended Rule 16A of the Rules, 2007. It is submitted that the State has prepared a fresh seniority/gradation list in accordance with the amended statutory provision and has taken the initial date of appointment into consideration. According to the respondents, the private respondents were appointed earlier than the petitioners and, therefore, their earlier date of appointment could not have been ignored merely because they were subsequently transferred to District Korba. It is further submitted that the District-level committee examined the cases of eligible Constables and forwarded the list to the Inspector General, Bilaspur Range. Objections were invited from the concerned employees and, after consideration thereof, the impugned order dated 04.05.2026 was passed. (II) Learned State counsel submits that the earlier SOP dated 27

06.08.2021 had already been rendered ineffective and that the department has thereafter proceeded in terms of amended Rule 16A. It is argued that the petitioners have not challenged the constitutional validity of Rule 16A and, so long as the statutory rule remains in force, the authorities are bound to implement the same. It is also submitted that the private respondents have remained members of the same State Police Service and their lien, continuity of service and original appointment have never been interrupted. Consequently, their original date of appointment could not be ignored while preparing the seniority list, therefore, the instant writ petitions may be dismissed.

4. Learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 8 to 62, 64 and 65 submits that the private respondents were appointed much prior to the petitioners and have continuously remained in service. It is submitted that some of them were appointed as early as 13.06.2006, whereas the petitioners came to be appointed subsequently. It is further submitted that mere transfer of the private respondents to District Korba cannot result in wiping out their original seniority or their length of service in the State Police Service. According to the private respondents, the seniority has rightly been determined in accordance with the statutory rule on the basis of the initial date of appointment. The private respondents contend that the same statutory criteria have been applied uniformly and that no discrimination under Articles 14 or 16 of the Constitution has been established. The private respondents therefore submit that the petition deserves to be dismissed. 5. The stand of respondent No.63, however, is materially different. 28

Respondent No.63 supports the grievance raised by the petitioners and has pleaded that the impugned order dated 04.05.2026 and the consequential fit/seniority list are contrary to Rule 16A. It is specifically contended that employees transferred from one district to another, particularly those transferred at their own request, could not have been retained in the seniority position of the transferee district without considering the statutory consequence of such transfer. Respondent No. 63 has also sought a direction for strict implementation of amended Rule 16A of the Rules, 2007 for the promotion process of the year 2026. 6. I have heard the rival submissions and perused the material placed on record.

7. In view of the rival submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and the material available on record, the controversy which arises for consideration in the present batch of petitions is essentially with regard to the manner in which seniority is required to be determined in the light of Rule 16A of the Rules, 2007, particularly in respect of Constables who have been transferred from one district to another on their own request. The petitioners contend that such employees are required to be placed at the bottom of the seniority list of the transferee district from the date of their transfer, whereas the respondents seek to sustain the seniority position on the basis of their original appointment/recruitment. The consequential issue is as to whether the seniority/gradation and fit lists prepared for the purpose of promotion could validly have been prepared on such basis. Thus, the following question arises for consideration: 29  Whether, while preparing the seniority/gradation and consequential fit list for promotion to the post of Head Constable, the respondents were justified in retaining employees who had been transferred from one district to another on their own request at their original position in the seniority list on the basis of their initial appointment/ recruitment batch and / or

 Whether, in view of Rule 16A of the Rules, 2007, as amended, such employees were required to be placed at the bottom of the seniority list of the transferee district from the date of their transfer ? 8. The controversy is required to be examined primarily with reference to the statutory scheme governing determination of seniority. Once the competent authority has incorporated Rule 16A in the Rules, 2007 vide amendment dated 13.2.2026, which has duly been published in the official gazette, governing the service conditions of Constables, the determination of seniority has to conform to the mandate contained therein. The respondents, while undertaking the exercise of preparation of the seniority/gradation list and the consequential fit list in the month of April, 2026, cannot adopt a criterion which has the effect of preserving the earlier seniority of an employee despite his having opted for transfer to another district, if the Rule, which has been incorporated vide amendment dated 13.02.2026, itself attaches a different 30

consequence to such transfer. The submission of the private respondents that their original appointment, recruitment batch and uninterrupted continuity of service confer upon them a right to retain their earlier position in the seniority list cannot be accepted in that absolute form. Continuity of service is one matter; inter se seniority in the cadre of the transferee district is another. The latter has to be determined in accordance with the statutory rule governing such transfer. 9. Equally, the fact that the private respondents have continued to remain members of the same State Police Service does not by itself entitle them to carry their earlier position in the seniority list into the transferee district contrary to the specific statutory prescription. If an employee voluntarily seeks and obtains transfer to another district, the consequence attached to such transfer by the statutory Rules has to be given effect.

10. It is noteworthy to mention here that if a Government servant holding a particular post is transferred to the same post in the same cadre, the transfer will not wipe out his length of service in the post till the date of transfer and the period of service in the post before his transfer has to be taken into consideration in computing the seniority in the transferred post. But where a Government servant is so transferred on his own request, the transferred employee will have to forego his seniority till the date of transfer and will be placed at the bottom below the junior most employee in the category in the new cadre or department. This is because a Government Servant getting transferred to another unit or 31

department for his personal considerations, cannot be permitted to disturb the seniority of the employees in the department to which he is transferred, by claiming that his service in the department from which he has been transferred, should be taken into account. This is also because a person appointed to a particular post in a cadre, should know the strength of the cadre and prospects of promotion on the basis of the seniority list prepared for the cadre and any addition from outside would disturb such prospects. The rationale in assignment of such seniority is to avoid heartburn of existing employees in the transferred cadre. (See: Dwijen Chandra Sarkar and Another Vs. Union of India & Others (1999) 2 SCC 119; K.P. Sudhakaran and Another Vs. State of Kerala and Others {(2006)5 SCC 386}; & Secretary to Government, Department of Health and Family Welfare & Another Vs. K.C. Devaki {(2025) 10 SCC 534}).

11. The respondents' further contention that Rule 16A was not challenged by the petitioners also does not advance their case. The petitioners are not seeking invalidation of Rule 16A. On the contrary, their grievance is that the respondents have failed to apply the extant statutory provision in its correct perspective while issuing the seniority/gradation list. A statutory rule which governs seniority cannot be displaced by an administrative interpretation or by relying upon the original date of appointment of an employee. The Court is also unable to sustain the impugned determination merely on the ground that the private respondents have already been included in the promotional exercise. 32 12. The Rules, 2007 have been framed by the State Government in exercise of powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India with regard to the recruitment of Constable into Chhattisgarh Police Executive Force, Criminal Investigation Department, Police Training School and Government Railway Police. The said Rules have been amended vide Gazette Notification dated 13.02.2026 wherein Rule 16A has been inserted after Rule 16 with regard to the promotion process. Rule 16A (I) speaks about seniority. The same reads as under:-16A Promotion Process: xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx

(I) Seniority:- The seniority of a person directly appointed to the post of Constable shall be determined on the basis of the order of eligibility in which his recommendation was made for appointment, irrespective of the date of assumption of charge. Persons appointed pursuant to an earlier selection shall be senior to the persons appointed pursuant to subsequent selection. The seniority of any person promoted to the post of Head Constable under sub-clause (a) of clause (VIII) of this rule, shall be determined on the basis of selection list prepared by the Departmental Promotion Committee and seniority of such persons shall be in such order in which the committee recommends him for promotion. The posts of constable and head constable are of the district cadre. In case of transfer of constable and head constable from one District/Unit to another District/Unit from administrative point of view, seniority shall be determined as per the provision contained in rule 12 “Seniority” of Chhattisgarh Civil Services (General Conditions of Service) Rules, 1961. However, where such transfer is made on the 33 request of employee, he shall be placed at the bottom of the seniority list of the concerned District/Unit from the date of transfer order. xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx (emphasis added)

13. From the aforesaid provision, it is very crystal clear that the post of Constable and the Head Constable are of the District cadre. In case of Transfer of Constable and Head Constable from one District to another District/ Unit owing to administrative exigency their seniority shall be governed as per the provision contained in Rule 12 of the Chhattisgarh Civil Services (General Conditions of Service) Rules, 1961. It further provides that where such transfer is made on the request of the employee, he shall be at the bottom of the seniority list of the concerned District/Unit from the date of transfer order. 14. Despite specific provision, which has duly been published in the official gazette on 13.2.2026, the respondent authorities published the Gradation List in the month of April, 2026 on the basis of seniority without considering the fact that the employees posted are of from the same district or transferred on administrative ground or transferred on their own request. The entire action is completely contrary to the Rules, 2007 (as amended on 13.02.2026 i.e. much prior to the publication of the impugned gradation list). 15. A promotional exercise founded upon an incorrectly determined seniority cannot create a vested right in favour of the persons who have 34

benefited from such determination. The seniority position must first be correctly determined in accordance with the amended Rules and only thereafter can the consequential promotional exercise be undertaken. At the same time, the Court is not required to examine the individual suitability or comparative merit of each employee at this stage. The limited issue is the correct legal basis on which seniority is required to be determined. Once that basis is settled, the consequential exercise is required to be undertaken by the competent authority in accordance with the Rules. 16. In view of the above, this Court holds that the seniority/gradation list and the consequential fit list cannot be sustained to the extent they have been prepared by ignoring the statutory consequence flowing from Rule 16A in respect of employees transferred on their own request. Accordingly, the seniority/gradation list and the consequential fit list, which has been prepared after 13.2.2026, is set aside. 17. The respondents are directed to undertake a fresh exercise of determination of seniority in accordance with Rule 16A and thereafter redraw the seniority/gradation list and the consequential fit list in the letter and spirit of Rule 16A of the Rules, 2007 and thereafter undertake the consequential exercise for promotion.

18. It is clarified that the aforesaid direction does not amount to a direction for automatic promotion of any petitioner. The claim of each eligible employee shall be considered on the basis of the corrected seniority, 35 eligibility, suitability and other conditions prescribed under the relevant rules and regulations. 19. As an upshot, all the writ petitions are allowed to the extent indicated above, leaving the parties to bear their own cost(s). SD/- Bibhu Datta Guru Judge 36 Head Note A Government servant getting transferred to another unit or department for his personal considerations, on his own request, cannot be permitted to disturb the seniority of the employees in the department to which he is transferred. He will be placed at the bottom below the junior most employee in the category in the new cadre or department.