1 - Smt. Pooja Yadav W/o. Shri Shivanand Yadav Aged About 33 Years Working v. 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi
Case Details
2025:CGHC:31142 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4666 of 2025 1 - Smt. Pooja Yadav W/o. Shri Shivanand Yadav Aged About 33 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, R/o. Ward No. 14, Bajarpara, Janjgir, District - Janjgir- Champa (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Of Public Instructions Indravati Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector District - Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 4 - Joint Director Education Division Bilaspur, Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Secretary District Rationalization Committee, District - Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 6 - District Education Officer District - Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 7 - Block Education Officer Nawagarh, District - Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) (Cause title taken from Case Information System) ---- Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s)
Legal Reasoning
: Mr. Vivek Ranjan Tiwari, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Atul Kumar Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent(s)/State : Mr. Ajit Singh, Govt. Advocate along with Mr. Khulesh Sahu, Panel Lawyer VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Digitally signed by VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2025.07.08 18:49:23 +0530 Hon'ble Shri Justice R avindra Kumar Agrawal 04/07/2025 Order on Board 1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition against the impugned transfer order dated 04.06.2025 (Annexure P/1) under the Rationalization Instructions dated 02.08.2024 and prayed the following reliefs in the writ petition:- “10.1 That the Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue appropriate writ/order/direction and set aside the impugned order dt. 04.06.2025 (Annexure P-1) issued by Secretary cum District Education Officer, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.), in the interest of justice. 10.2 That the Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue appropriate writ/order /direction and set aside entire subsequent actions, if any, taken by the respondent authorities pursuant to the impugned order dt. 04.06.2025 (Annexure P-1). 10.3 Any other relief(s), direction(s), which Hon'ble the Court deems fit, and proper, in the circumstances of the case.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is presently working as Assistant Teacher and posted at Govt. Primary School, Gaushala Naila. Under the Rationalization Instructions dated 02.08.2024, the petitioner is declared surplus and she has been transferred to Govt. Primary School, Dhabadih vide impugned transfer order dated 04.06.2025. He would further submit that at the time of counseling, no sufficient vacant posts and schools have been shown, which is in violation of the Rationalization Instructions. Total 433 teachers have been declared as surplus, whereas only 253 posts have been shown to be vacant and after calling ladies teachers firstly, they have been transferred under the Rationalization Instructions, whereas all the teachers to be called on a same time for counseling. He would draw attention of this Court to clause 10.4 of the Rationalization Instructions dated 02.08.2024 and would submit that the petitioner is deprived to opt the available schools of her convenience. Had the authorities been displayed the entire school either teacherless or single teacher, she would have better opportunity. It is mandatory for the authorities concerned to disclose the equal number of schools to the surplus teachers, but the said clause is violated and by declaring the petitioner as surplus, she has been transferred. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State, on instructions, would submit that the petitioner was posted at Govt. Primary School, Gaushala Naila and in view of the clause 10 of the Rationalization Instructions dated 02.08.2024, the petitioner has been declared surplus there and she has been transferred to Govt. Primary School, Dhabadih. He would also submit that the clause 10 of the Rationalization Instructions have strictly followed by the authorities and firstly, the teacherless and single teacher school would be displayed and only thereafter the schools of excess number of students would be displayed. From clause 10.7 of the instructions dated 02.08.2024, the ladies teachers would be given priority as per their seniority list, which has been done in the present case also and there is no infirmity in declaring the petitioner as surplus teacher and transferring her to another school. 4. I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the material available in the petition. 5. The petitioner, who is the Assistant Teacher at Govt. Primary School, Gaushala Naila has assailed her transfer order, which has been issued under the Rationalization Instructions dated 02.08.2024. For primary schools, the rationalization of the teachers are to be considered as per clause 7-A of the said instructions, which is necessary to quote here:- “सात :- अतितशेष शिश्ቌकों के ति(cid:14)न्हांकन हेतु ्ቚቅኌ(cid:22)याः- ቅኌ(cid:25)कासखण्ड स्तरीय सቅኌ तित युቅኌ!यु!करण (cid:25)ाले ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों के अतितशेष शिश्ቌकों तथा अन्य ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों के अतितशेष शिश्ቌकों के ति(cid:14)न्हांकन हेतु ቅኌनम्नानुसार ्ቚቅኌ(cid:22)या अपनायेगीः- A. ्ቚाथቅኌ क शाला:- 01. एक ही परिरसर ें युቅኌ!यु!करण (cid:25)ाले ्ቚाथቅኌ क ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों के छा्ቔों की संख्या के अनुपात ें शिश्ቌकों की गणना की जायेगी। (cid:14)ू ंቅኌक ्ቚधान पाठक शिश्ቌकीय पद है अतः इसकी गणना शिश्ቌकीय पद के रूप ें की जायेगी। दोनों ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों के शिश्ቌकों की संख्या को जोड़कर शिश्ቌक की गणना छा्ቔ अनुपात ें की जायेगी। 02. युቅኌ!यु!करण (cid:25)ाले ्ቚाथቅኌ क ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों की कु ल दज; संख्या यቅኌद 60 या उससे क है (cid:25)हां एक ्ቚधान पाठक ए(cid:25)ं एक सहायक शिश्ቌक रहेंगे। शेष अतितशेष की ्ቦेणी ें आयेंगे। यቅኌद दोनों ्ቚाथቅኌ क शालाओं ें ्ቚधान पाठक पदस्थ है तो जो ्ቚधान पाठक कቅኌन् होगा उसे अतितशेष ाना जायेगा तथा जहाँ कोई भी ्ቚधानपाठक पदस्थ नहीं है (cid:25)हाँ दो शिश्ቌक पदस्थ रहेगें। 03. जिजन ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों की दज; संख्या 61 से 90 होगी (cid:25)हां ्ቚधान पाठक सቅኌहत तीन शिश्ቌक, 91 से 120 ें ्ቚधान पाठक सቅኌहत (cid:14)ार शिश्ቌक, 121 से 150 तक की दज; संख्या ें ्ቚधान पाठक सቅኌहत 5 शिश्ቌक रहेंगे। इसी ्ቚकार आगा ी (cid:25)ृतिG पर शिश्ቌक पदस्थ ቅኌकये जाये की काय;(cid:25)ाही की जायेगी। 04. शाला ें पदस्थ / काय;भार ्ቇहण ቅኌदनांक के आधार पर कቅኌन्त सहायक शिश्ቌक अतितशेष ाने जायेंगे। 05. स ीप की ्ቚाथቅኌ क शालाओं के युቅኌ!यु!करण के फलस्(cid:25)रूप अतितशेष शिश्ቌकों की गणना िሮKदु (cid:22). 01 से 04 अनुसार की जायेगी। 06. ቅኌKन्दु (cid:22). 01 से 05 से पृथक अन्य ्ቚाथቅኌ क ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालय जिजनका युቅኌ!यु!करण नहीं ቅኌकया गया है, परंतु (cid:25)हां दज; संख्या के अनुपात ें सहायक शिश्ቌक अतितशेष है, ቅኌ(cid:25)कासखण्ड स्तरीय सቅኌ तित उनकी भी पृथक से सू(cid:14)ी तैयार करेगी।” 6. The process of counseling was also given in the said instructions dated 02.08.2024 in clause 10, which reads as under:- “दस :- काउंसिሴलग की ्ቚቅኌ(cid:22)या :- अतितशेष शिश्ቌकों की पदस्थापना पारदशN कॉउंसिሴलग के ाध्य से की जायेगी। इसकी ्ቚቅኌ(cid:22)या ቅኌनम्नानुसार होगी :- 1. अतितशेष शिश्ቌकों की पदस्थापना स(cid:25);्ቚथ शिश्ቌक ቅኌ(cid:25)ቅኌहन ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों ें की जायेगी इसके प्ቐात् एकल शिश्ቌकीय ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों ें पदस्थापना की जायेगी। 2. शिश्ቌक ቅኌ(cid:25)ቅኌहन ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों ए(cid:25)ं एकल शिश्ቌकीय ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों ें पदस्थापना के प्ቐात् जिजन शालाओं ें दज; संख्या अतिधक है, तो उन ें आ(cid:25)श्यकतानुसार पदस्थापना की जायेगी। 3. पू(cid:25); ाध्यቅኌ क ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों तथा हाई स्कू ल/हायर सेके ण्डरी ें पदस्थापना हेतु ቅኌ(cid:25)षय का ध्यान रखा जायेगा। 4. काउंसिሴलग हेतु जिजतने शिश्ቌक अतितशेष है उतनी ही संख्या ें शिश्ቌक ቅኌ(cid:25)हीन, एकल शिश्ቌकीय ए(cid:25)ं अतिधक दज; संख्या (cid:25)ाले ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों को दቦኌशत ቅኌकया जाये। ቅኌकन्तु यहां यह ध्यान ें रखा जायेगा ቅኌक, सभी शिश्ቌक ቅኌ(cid:25)हीन ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों ए(cid:25)ं इसके प्ቐात् सभी एकल शिश्ቌकीय ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों को अቅኌन(cid:25)ाय; रूप से दቦኌशत ቅኌकया जाये। त्ुपरांत आ(cid:25)श्यकतानुसार अतिधक दज; संख्या (cid:25)ाले ቅኌ(cid:25)्ቕालयों को दቦኌशत ቅኌकया जाये। 5. अतितशेष शिश्ቌकों की गणना करते स य ቅኌदव्यांग कोटे के अन्तग;त ቅኌनयु! शिश्ቌक यቅኌद कቅኌन्त है तो उ! ቅኌदव्यांग शिश्ቌक को छोड़कर अन्य कቅኌन् शिश्ቌक की गणना अतितशेष के रूप ें की जायेगी। 6. जो शिश्ቌक परीቅኌ(cid:25)्ቌा अ(cid:25)तिध ें हैं, उनकी गणना अतितशेष के रूप ें नहीं की जायेगी क्योቅኌक, परीቅኌ(cid:25)्ቌा अ(cid:25)तिध स ाቅኌZ के प्ቐात् ही उनकी संस्था ें परिर(cid:25)त;न संभ(cid:25) है। 7. काउंसिሴलग ें रिर! स्थानों का (cid:14)यन करने के लिलये अतितशेष शिश्ቌकों को (cid:25)रीयता (cid:22) ें नी(cid:14)े ቅኌदये (cid:22) अनुसार काउंसिሴलग हेतु आ ंቅኌ्ቔत ቅኌकया जायेः- 1. ऐसे शिश्ቌक जिजनकी से(cid:25)ाቅኌन(cid:25)ृलि] 02 (cid:25)ष; या उससे क हो। 2. ቅኌहला शिशति्ቌका। ((cid:25)रिर्ता सू(cid:14)ी के आधार पर) 3. शासन से ान्यता ्ቚाZ शिश्ቌक संगठन के पा्ቔ पदातिधकारी। 4. संकु ल शैति्ቌक स न्(cid:25)यक। ((cid:25)रिर्ता सू(cid:14)ी के आधार पर) 5. अन्य शिश्ቌक। ((cid:25)रिर्ता सू(cid:14)ी के आधार पर)” 7. Clause 10 of the Rationalization Instructions dated 02.08.2024 provides that the surplus teachers are to be firstly transferred to teacherless schools and then single teacher school and only thereafter, they could be posted in the schools having excess students. For the counseling, the equal number of schools, either teacherless, single teacher or excess students’ school should be displayed equal to the surplus teacher, keeping in view that all the teacherless and single teacher school, should be necessarily displayed and only thereafter, the schools having excess students should be displayed. Clause 10.7 of the said instructions also provides the priority to the ladies teachers on the basis of their seniority. From perusal of clause 7 and 10 of the Rationalization Instructions dated 02.08.2024, it is quite vivid that there is proper procedure prescribed to trace the surplus teacher and for their posting in other school either teacherless, single teacher or school having excess students. Further, it also appears that as per clause 10.7 the ladies teachers have given priority and they have been called in counseling and as per their option and choice, they have been posted at the respective places. It cannot be said that the authorities have arbitrarily exercised their powers to declare the petitioner surplus and to transfer her services to other school. It is only an administrative exigency under the Rationalization Instructions, and she has been transferred. 8. It is a trite law that transfer/posting is an incidence of service, the Court should not interfere with the transfer/posting order, unless there is malice, infringement of statutory rules and regulations. The employees may be posted anywhere at the instance of the employer in public interest and administrative exigency. Further, it is for the government to post another person, if any vacancy arises on account of transfer/posting of an employee. [see Airport Authority of India v. Rajiv Ratan Pandey and others, 2009 (8) SCC 337 and Chief Commercial Manager, South Central Railway, Secunderabad and others v. G. Ratnam and others, 2007 (8) SCC 212 and also Shilpi Bose (Mrs.) and others v. State of Bihar and others, 1991 Suppl. 2, SCC 659]. Further, from the documents annexed with the petition and the submissions made by the respondents/State, this Court do not find any scope of interference in this petition. 9. In view of the above settled legal position and also in the facts and circumstances of the case, no case for interference with the impugned
Decision
orders are made out. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. ved Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge