1 - Seema Soni W/o Rajesh Kumar Soni Aged About 47 Years Presently Posted v. 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of School Education, Government Of
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1 2025:CGHC:28427 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6027 of 2025 1 - Seema Soni W/o Rajesh Kumar Soni Aged About 47 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Government Primary School, Chathirama, Block - Ambikapur, District - Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh - 497001 --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of School Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Collector Collector Complex, District - Ambikapur Surguja 4 - District Education Officer D.E.O. Office, District - Ambikapur Surguja 5 - Block Education Officer Block - Ambikapur, District - Ambikapur Surguja Chhattisgarh 6 - Sub Divisional Magistrate (Revenue) President Of Block Level Committee, Sub Division - Ambikapur, District Ambikapur Surguja, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 6601 of 2025 1 - Parvati Markam W/o Narayan Singh Markam Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Teacher At Government Upper Primary School, Nai Ledri, Block - Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh 2 Versus ---Petitioner(s) 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of School Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Joint Director Division Education Surguja, Chhattisgarh Collector Collector Complex, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, 3 - Chhattisgarh 4 - District Education Officer D.E.O. Office, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri- Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Block Education Officer Block - Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri- Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh 6 - Sub Divisional Magistrate (Revenue) President Of Block Level Committee, Tahsil - Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 6553 of 2025
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1 - Smt. Shyama Nareti W/o Nanduram Nareti Aged About 40 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Government Primary School Pathripara Badegauri, Block - Charama, District - Kanker, Chhattisgarh - 494337 ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of School Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492002 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492002 3 - Collector Collector Complex, District - Kanker, Chhattisgarh 3 4 - District Education Officer D.E.O. Office, District - Kanker, Chhattisgarh 5 - Block Education Officer Block - Charama, District - Kanker, Chhattisgarh 6 - Sub Divisional Magistrate (Revenue) President Of Block Level Committee, Block - Charama, District - Kanker, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 6517 of 2025 1 - Smt. Alka Singh W/o Raghuwar Singh Dhruw Aged About 34 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Government Primary School, Kalamdand, Block - Manendragarh District Manendragarh Chirmiri Bharatpur Chhattisgarh 497442. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of School Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492002. 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492002. 3 - Collector Collector Complex, District Manendragarh, Chirmiri Bharatpur Chhattisgarh 497442. 4 - Distict Education Officer Deo Office, District Manendragarh Chirmiri Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh 497442. 5 - Block Education Officer Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh, Chirmiri Bharatpur Chhattisgarh - 497442. 6 - Sub Divisional Magistrate (Revenue) President Of Block Level Committee Block - Manendragarh, District Manendragarh, Chirmiri Bharatpur Chhattisgarh - 497442. --- Respondent(s) 4 WPS No. 6485 of 2025 1 - Ajeet Pratap Singh S/o Naval Sai Aged About 31 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Government Primary School, Bhawarmahua, Block- Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh- 497442 ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of School Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh- 492002 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh- 492002 Collector Collector Complex, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, 3 - Chhattisgarh- 497442 4 - District Education Officer D.E.O Office, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri- Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh- 497442 5 - Block Education Officer Block- Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri- Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh- 497442 6 - Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Revenue) President Of Block Level Committee, Block- Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh- 497442 --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 6484 of 2025 1 - Arjun Singh S/o Manrup Singh Aged About 40 Years Presently Posted As Teacher At Government Middle School, Belbahara, Block - Khadgawan, District - Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh - 497449 ---Petitioner(s) Versus 5 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of School Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492002 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492002 Collector Collector Complex, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, 3 - Chhattisgarh - 497442 4 - District Education Officer D.E.O. Office, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri- Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh-497442 5 - Block Education Officer Block - Khadgawan, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri- Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh - 497449 6 - Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Revenue) President Of Block Level Committee Block - Khadgawan, District Manendragarh-Chirmir-Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh - 497449 --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 6479 of 2025 1 - Indranee Katendra S/o Late Shri Omshiv Katendra, Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Government Primary School, Chawadi, Block Charama, District Kanker Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of School Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 492002 2 - Director, Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh 492002 3 - Collector, Collector Complex, District Kanker Chhattisgarh 4 - District Education Officer, Deo Office, District Kanker Chhattisgarh 5 - Block Education Officer, Block Charama, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh 6 6 - Sub Divisional Magistrate (Revenue) President Of Block Level Committee, Block Charama, District Kanker Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 6456 of 2025 1 - Makhan Lal Puri S/o Late Nain Das Puri Aged About 48 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Government Primary School, Ujiyarpur, Block- Manendragarh District- Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur Chhattisgarh - 497442 ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Deartment Of Schol Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492002 2 - Director, Directorate Of Public Instruction Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492002 3 - Collector Collector Complex, District - Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur Chhattisgarh - 497442 4 - District Education Offcer Deo Office, District - Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur Chhattisgarh - 497442 5 - Block Education Officer Block - Manendragarh, District - Manendragarh- Chirmiri-Bharatpur Chhattisgarh - 497442 6 - Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Revenue) President Of Block Level Committee Block - Manendragarh, District - Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur Chhattisgarh - 497442 --- Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) For Respondent(s) : : Mr. Devashish Tiwari, Advocate Mr. Mayur Khandelwal, Panel Lawyer 7 Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 27-06-2025 1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner(s) is/are challenging the impugned transfer order(s) and action of the respondents whereby the petitioner(s) has/have been declared surplus Teacher(s) and consequently transferred under the Teacher Rationalization Instructions. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) 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 petitioner(s) and if the petitioner(s) is/are not granted interim relief, he/she/they will suffer with irreparable loss. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) further submit that the petitioner(s) has/ have not joined in his/her/their transferred place of posting till date. Therefore, the impugned order(s) is/are liable to be set aside. 3. Learned counsel for the State would submit that after due verification of records the petitioner(s) has/have been transferred under the rationalization instructions issued by the State Government. It is further submitted that if the petitioner(s) is/are having any grievance, he/she/they may move fresh representation before the concerned District/Divisional Rationalization Committee and the Committee will take a decision on his/her/their representation(s) 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 8 petitioner(s) is/are directed to make fresh representation(s) before the concerned District/Divisional Rationalization Committee within a period of five days from today and thereafter the Committee shall decide the same within a further period of five days from the date of receipt of representation(s) in accordance with law in objective manner. Till representation(s) of petitioner(s) is/are decided, there shall be status quo as it exists today so far as transfer of present petitioner(s) is/are concerned. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the present writ petition
Decision
stands disposed of. sagrika Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge