1 - Smt. Durga Gupta W/o Alok Prasad Gupta Aged About 41 Years Working v. 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Department Of School Education Mahanadi
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1 ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.06.14 14:51:14 +0530 2025:CGHC:24045 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4434 of 2025 1 - Smt. Durga Gupta W/o Alok Prasad Gupta Aged About 41 Years Working On The Post Of Assistant Teacher And Posted At Govt. Primary School - Jamuatand, Block - Balrampur, Distt - Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Department Of School Education Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nava Raipur Distt - Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Collector Balrampur/ Chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee Distt - Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh District Education Officer Balrampur Distt - Balrampur-Ramanujganj 3 - Chhattisgarh 4 - Block Education Officer Balrampur Distt - Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh -- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4465 of 2025
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1 - Smt. Suchita Toppo W/o Shri Abhay Toppo Aged About 40 Years Working On The Post Of Teacher And Posted At Govt. Middle School - Doura, Block - Balrampur, Distt - Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nava Raipur Distt - Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Collector Balrampur/ Chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee Distt - Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh District Education Officer Balrampur Distt - Balrampur-Ramanujganj 3 - Chhattisgarh 2 4 - Block Education Officer Balrampur Distt - Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4468 of 2025 1 - Umeshwar Bara S/o Sastu Bara Aged About 49 Years Working On The Post Of Assistant Teacher And Posted At Govt. Primary School- Hetupara, Block- Kushami, Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nava Raipur Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Collector, Balrampur-Chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer, Balrampur, Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 4 - Block Education Officer Kushami, Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4470 of 2025 1 - Mahablendra Patel S/o Shri Ramji Patel Aged About 40 Years Working On The Post Of Teacher And Posted At Govt. Middle School Pansara, Block - Wadrafnagar, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat Mahanadi Bhawan Atalnagar Nava Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Collector Balrampur / Chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 3 - District Education Officer Balrampur District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 4 - Block Education Officer Wadrafnagar, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) 3 WPS No. 4491 of 2025 1 - Triloknath S/o Raja Ram Aged About 38 Years Working On The Post Of Teacher And Posted At Govt. Middle School - Tetardih, Block - Ramchandrapur, Distt. Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Distt. - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Collector - Balrampur/ Chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee Distt. Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer Balrampur, Distt. Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 4 - Block Education Officer Ramchandrapur, Distt. Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4492 of 2025 1 - Smt. Babita Tripathi W/o Navnit Tripathi Aged About 43 Years Working On The Post Of Assistant Teacher And Posted At Govt Primary School- Sidhama Block- Rajpur, Distt- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nava Raipur Distt- Raipur C.G. 2 - Collector, Balrampur/chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee Distt- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer, Balrampur, Distt- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 4 - Block Education Officer, Rajpur, Distt- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4505 of 2025 1 - Smt. Aylin Beck W/o Devbrat Prasad Aged About 45 Years Lecturer And Posted At Govt. Higher Secondary School Jarhadih, Block - Balrampur, Distt. Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) 4 Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Distt. - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Collector Balrampur / Chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee Distt. Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer Balrampur, Distt. Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4555 of 2025 1 - Sumit Kumar Gupta S/o Sitaram Gupta Aged About 40 Years Working On The Post Of Teacher And Posted At Govt. Middle School Jabarkhand, Block Balrampur Disrict Balarampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary. Department Of Panchayat Mahanadi Bhawan Atalnagar Nava Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Collector Balrampur/ Chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 3 - District Education Officer Balrampur District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. Block Education Officer Balrampur District Balrampur Ramanujganj 4 - Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4556 of 2025 1 - Jhari Ram Yadav S/o Shri Doman Yadav Aged About 43 Years Working On The Post Of Teacher And Posted At Govt. Middle School- Barwahipara, Block- Kushami, Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nava Raipur Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 5 2 - Collector- Balrampur/ Chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer- Balrampur Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G) 4 - Block Education Officer- Kushami Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4624 of 2025 1 - Vishal Kumar Gupta S/o Dilip Kumar Gupta Aged About 36 Years Working On The Post Of Teacher And Posted At Govt. Middle School- Kerta, Block- Balrampur, Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nava Raipur Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Collector- Balrampur/ Chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G) 3 - District Education Officer- Balrampur Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G) 4 - Block Education Officer- Balrampur Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4626 of 2025 1 - Anil Kumar Gupta S/o Jagnarayan Prasad Aged About 49 Years Working On The Post Of Teacher And Posted At Govt. Middle School Kapildevpur, Block - Balrampur District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat Mahanadi Bhawan Atalnagar Nava Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Collector Balrampur / Chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 3 - District Education Officer Balrampur District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 6 Block Education Officer Balrampur District Balrampur Ramanujganj 4 - Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4668 of 2025 1 - Smt. Mamta Choubey W/o Mukesh Dhar Choubey Aged About 38 Years Working On The Post Of Assistant Teacher And Posted At Govt. Primary School - Kakna, Block - Rajpur, Distt.- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of School Education Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Collector Balrampur/chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee Distt.- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer Balrampur Distt.- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 4 - Block Education Officer Rajpur Distt.- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4691 of 2025 1 - Smt. Baijanti Maravi W/o J.S. Maravi Aged About 58 Years Working On The Post Of Teacher ( Art Subject) And Posted At Govt. Middle School Boys- Bharni, Block- Takhatpur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department O F Panchayat Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Collector Bilaspur Chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - District Education Officer Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Block Education Officer Takhatpur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) 7 WPS No. 4706 of 2025 1 - Smt. Fulsundari Kujur W/o Vinay Kumar Aged About 39 Years Working On The Post Of Teacher And Posted At Govt. Middle School- Karri, Block- Balrampur, Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nava Raipur Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Collector- Balrampur/ Chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G) 3 - District Education Officer- Balrampur Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G) 4 - Block Education Officer- Balrampur Distt- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4711 of 2025 1 - Smt. Santosh Dhruv W/o. Horilal Dhruv Aged About 50 Years Working On The Post Of Teacher (Art Subject) And Posted At Govt. Middle School Boys- Bharni, Block - Takhatpur, Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Collector - Bilaspur / Chairman Of District Level Rationalization Committee Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer - Bilaspur Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Block Education Officer - Takhatpur Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. A. N. Pandey, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. S. P. Kale, Additional Advocate General. Ms. Anuja Sharma, Panel Lawyer. Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Saini, Panel Lawyer. 8 Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 13-06-2025 1. By way of these writ petitions, the petitioners are challenging the impugned transfer order and action of the respondents whereby the petitioners have declared surplus Teacher and consequently transferred under the Teacher Rationalization Instructions. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that list of surplus Teachers published by the respondents are against the rationalization instructions and the same is arbitrary as no proper opportunity of hearing was given to the petitioners and if the petitioners are not granted interim relief, they will suffer
Decision
with irreparable loss. Therefore, the impugned order is liable to be set aside. 3. Learned counsel for the State would submit that after due verification of records the petitioners have been transferred under the rationalization instructions issued by the State Government. They would further submit that if the petitioners are having any grievance, they may move fresh representation before the concerned District Rationalization Committee and the Committee will take a decision on their representation in accordance with law within a stipulated period. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings and documents. 5. In view of submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the petitioners are directed to make fresh representation before the concerned District Rationalization Committee within a period of five days from today, and appear before the said Committee on 19th June, 2025. Thereafter, the Committee shall decide the representation of the petitioners within seven days from the date of receipt of representation in accordance with law in objective manner. Till decision on the representation is communicated to the petitioners, the impugned transfer order issued under Teacher Rationalization Instructions, so far as the petitioners are concerned, be kept 9 in abeyance. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the present writ petitions stands disposed of. Alok Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge