1 - Santosh Kumar Sahu S/o Late Malik Ram Aged About 40 Years Presently v. 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi
Case Details
1 2025:CGHC:24419 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4874 of 2025 1 - Santosh Kumar Sahu S/o Late Malik Ram Aged About 40 Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School, Pondi, Block Masturi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Collector District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 4 - District Education Officer Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 5 - Block Education Officer Masturi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4879 of 2025 1 - Kishun Singh S/o Dasru Singh Aged About 51 Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School, Pandopara Parshurampur, Block Ramanujnagar, District Surajpur (C.G.). ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Digitally signed by VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2025.06.16 18:36:57 +0530 2 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.). 3 - Collector District Surajpur (C.G.). 4 - District Education Officer Surajpur, District Surajpur (C.G.) 5 - Block Education Officer Ramanujnagar, District Surajpur (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4881 of 2025 1 - Dharmeshwari Sahu W/o Parmeshwar Sahu Aged About 38 Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School, Tuiyamunda, Block - Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 5 - Block Education Officer Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4882 of 2025 1 - Vishwanath Kashyap S/o Jagdish Prasad Kashyap Aged About 41 Years Presently Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Kareli Chhoti, Block Magarlod, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Collector District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 3 4 - District Education Officer Dhamtari, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 5 - B Lock Education Officer Magarload District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4886 of 2025 1 - Vishvakarma Prasad Kashyap S/o Prahlad Prasad Kashyap Aged About 44 Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School, Mahmand, Block Bilha, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.). 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector District Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer Bilaspur, District Bilaspur ( C.G.) 5 - Block Education Officer Bilha, District Bilaspur (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4890 of 2025 1 - Mithlesh Kumar Nag S/o Nand Lal Nag Aged About 43 Years Presently Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Sadak Parsuli, Block - Gariyaband, District - Gariyaband (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector District - Gariyaband (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer Gariyaband, District - Gariyaband (C.G.) 5 - Block Education Officer Gariyaband, District - Gariyaband (C.G.) 4 --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4893 of 2025 1 - Vineet Beck S/o Isidor Beck Aged About 37 Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt Primary School, Nawapara (Majira), Block Surajpur, District Surajpur (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector District Surajpur (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer Surajpur, District Surajpur (C.G.) 5 - Block Education Officer Surajpur, District Surajpur (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4897 of 2025
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1 - Smt. Sushila Sahu W/o Janak Ram Sahu Aged About 49 Years Presently Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School, Sakri, Block - Takhatpur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Block Education Officer Takhatpur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) 5 WPS No. 4876 of 2025 1 - Ratan Kurrey S/o Yadram Kurrey Aged About 31 Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School Gadapali (S) Block Bilaigarh District - Sarangarh - Bilaigarh (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary , Department Of School Education Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Naya Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction Indrawati Bhawan Atal Nagar Naya Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector District - Sarangarh - Bilaigarh (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer Sarangarh Bilaigarh District- Sarangarh - Bilaigarh (C.G.) 5 - Block Education Officer District Sarangarh - Bilaigarh (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4878 of 2025 1 - Vishnu Salam S/o Chain Singh Salam Aged About 42 Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School, Dumarpara, Block - Kanker, District - Kanker (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector District - Kanker (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer Kanker, District - Kanker (C.G.) 5 - Block Education Officer Kanker, District - Kanker (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) 6 WPS No. 4883 of 2025 1 - Prem Lal Bhardwaj S/o Sita Ram Aged About 43 Years Presently Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Naharpali, Block - Kharsia, District - Raigarh (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector District - Raigarh (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer Raigarh, District - Raigarh (C.G.) 5 - Block Education Officer Kharsia, District - Raigarh (C.G.) (Cause title taken from Case Information System) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners For Respondents/State : : Mr. Govind Prasad Dewangan, Advocate Mr. S.P. Kale, Additional A.G. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 16/06/2025 1. By way of these writ petitions, the petitioners are challenging the impugned transfer orders and action of the respondents, whereby the petitioners have been declared surplus Teachers 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 is against the rationalization instructions, and the same is arbitrary as no proper opportunity of hearing was given to the 7 petitioners, and if the petitioners are not granted interim relief, they will suffer with
Decision
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. Learned State counsel 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. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings and documents. 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 05 days from today, and appear before the said Committee on 20th June, 2025. Thereafter, the Committee shall decide the representation of the petitioners within 07 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 petitioners are concerned, be kept in abeyance. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the present writ petitions stand disposed of. ved Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge