High Court of Chhattisgarh
Case Details
1 ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.09.16 10:37:29 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR 2025:CGHC:41204 NAFR WPS No. 8274 of 2025 1 - Geeta Rao D/o Tirathram Rao Aged About 53 Years Occupation Service, Presently Posted And Working As Head Master Govt. Primary School Kutkipara, Block S. Lohara, District - Kabirdham (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 Nawa Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector Kabirdham, District - Kabirdham (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer Kabirdham, District - Kabirdham (C.G.) 5 - Block Education Officer Block S. Lohara District - Kabirdham (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s)
Legal Reasoning
: Mr. Anunay Kumar Shrivastava, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 14/08/2025 1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition against the merger of the Govt. Primary School, Kutkipara, into the Govt. Middle School, Kutkipara, Block Sahaspur Lohara, District Kabirdham and prayed the following reliefs
Decision
in the writ petition: 2 “10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the order of rationalization of the Government Primary School, Kutkipara, Block Sahaspur Lohara, District Kabirdham (C.G.). 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased todirect the respondents to protect the rights of the petitioner as Headmaster of the Government Primary School, Banoafter the rationalization process. 10.3 Any other relief which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is working as Headmistress since 11.02.2022, and is posted at the Govt. Primary School, Kutkipara, Block Sahaspur Lohara, District Kabirdham. On 02.08.2024, the instruction with respect to the rationalization of the schools and teachers was issued by the State Government under which a total of 5849 schools of E-cadre, and 4614 schools of T-cadre were to be rationalized. The order dated 27.05.2025 was issued by the State Government for rationalization of the school, and the Govt. Primary School Kutkipara is merged with Govt. Middle School, Kutkipara. The petitioner, who is a Headmistress of Govt. Primary School, Kutkipara, would be declared as surplus after the merger of the Govt. Primary School, Kultkipara, into the Govt. Middle School, Kutkipara, and has to work under the Headmaster of Middle School, Kutkipara. All the rights of drawing disbursing powers have to be handed over to the junior authority who are working in the Middle School, Kutkipara. The petitioner made her representation to the respondent authorities on 26.06.2025 not to merge the Primary School into Middle School, Kutkipara, but her representation is unanswered; therefore, she has 3 filed the writ petition for interference with the impugned act of merger/rationalization of the school. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State, on instruction, would submit that the petitioner, who is the Headmaster of the Govt. Primary School, Kutkipara, has no right to challenge the merger of two schools under the rationalization instructions dated 02.08.2024. The service condition of the petitioner is not being affected, and under the strict compliance of the rationalization instructions, the Primary School, Kutkipara, is being merged with the Middle School, Kutkipara, and it is a policy decision of the State Government to rationalize the schools. Clauses 1 and 2 of the rationalization instruction dated 02.08.2024 provided for the rationalization/merger of the schools. Merely apprehending that the petitioner would be forced to work under the junior would not be sufficient to challenge the merger of the schools; therefore, no relief can be granted in the writ petition to the petitioner, and the same is liable to be dismissed. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material annexed with the petition. Admittedly, neither the petitioner has been declared surplus nor any order of her posting has been issued under the rationalization instructions till date. It is only an apprehension of the petitioner that she would be compelled to work under the junior and by the merger of the Primary School, Kutkipara, with the middle School, Kutkipara, her rights would be affected. There is no change in any service condition of the petitioner, even if the school is being merged. Clause 1(A) (B) of the rationalization instructions dated 02.08.2024 clearly provides the merger of two schools, which reads as under: “ A. - एक ही(cid:5) परि(cid:8)स(cid:8) ेሰ(cid:11) स(cid:12)चा(cid:14)लि(cid:16)त शा(cid:14)(cid:16)(cid:14)ओं(cid:12) क(cid:14) यु(cid:21)ሹኌ(cid:23)य्यु्ቈक(cid:8)णः(cid:27) 01. एक ही(cid:5) परि(cid:8)स(cid:8) ेሰ(cid:11) स(cid:12)चा(cid:14)लि(cid:16)त दो(cid:29) यु(cid:14) दो(cid:29) स(cid:30) अलि क ቚኋ(cid:14)थሹኌेሰक ሹኌ#ቕኋ(cid:14)(cid:16)यु% क(cid:14) यु(cid:21)ሹኌ(cid:23)यु(cid:21)(cid:23)क(cid:8)णः। 4. 5. 4 02. एक ही(cid:5) परि(cid:8)स(cid:8) ेሰ(cid:11) स(cid:12)चा(cid:14)लि(cid:16)त दो(cid:29) यु(cid:14) दो(cid:29) स(cid:30) अलि क प’#( ेሰ(cid:14)ध्युሹኌेሰक ሹኌ#ቕኋ(cid:14)(cid:16)यु% क(cid:14) यु(cid:21)ሹኌ(cid:23)यु(cid:21)(cid:23)क(cid:8)णः। 03. एक ही(cid:5) परि(cid:8)स(cid:8) ेሰ(cid:11) स(cid:12)चा(cid:14)लि(cid:16)त ቚኋ(cid:14)थሹኌेሰक, प’#( ेሰ(cid:14)ध्युሹኌेሰक ሹኌ#ቕኋ(cid:14)(cid:16)यु% क(cid:14) यु(cid:21)ሹኌ(cid:23)यु(cid:21)(cid:23)क(cid:8)णः। 04 एक ही(cid:5) परि(cid:8)स(cid:8) ेሰ(cid:11) स(cid:12)चा(cid:14)लि(cid:16)त प’#( ेሰ(cid:14)ध्युሹኌेሰक ए#(cid:12) ही(cid:14)ईस्क’ (cid:16) ሹኌ#ቕኋ(cid:14)(cid:16)यु(cid:29) क(cid:14) यु(cid:21)ሹኌ(cid:23)यु(cid:21)(cid:23)क(cid:8)णः। 05. एक ही(cid:5) परि(cid:8)स(cid:8) ेሰ(cid:11) स(cid:12)चा(cid:14)लि(cid:16)त ቚኋ(cid:14)थሹኌ,क, प’#( ेሰ(cid:14)ध्युሹኌेሰक ए#(cid:12) ही(cid:14)ईस्क’ (cid:16) क(cid:14) यु(cid:21)ሹኌ(cid:23)यु(cid:21)(cid:23)क(cid:8)णः। 06. एक ही(cid:5) भरि(cid:8)स(cid:8) ेሰ(cid:11) स(cid:12)चा(cid:14)लि(cid:16)त ቚኋ(cid:14)थሹኌेሰक, प’#( ेሰ(cid:14)ध्युሹኌेሰक, ही(cid:14)ईस्क’ (cid:16) ए#(cid:12) डा(cid:14)यु(cid:8) स(cid:30)क(cid:30) ण्डा(cid:8)(cid:5) ሹኌ#ቕኋ(cid:14)(cid:16)यु% क(cid:14) यु(cid:21)ሹኌ(cid:23)यु(cid:21)(cid:23)क(cid:8)णः। B. केሰ दो्ቌ( स(cid:12)ख्यु(cid:14) #(cid:14)(cid:16)(cid:30) शा(cid:14)(cid:16)(cid:14)ओं(cid:12) क(cid:14) यु(cid:21)ሹኌ(cid:23)य्#तक(cid:8)णः :- 10 स(cid:30) केሰ दो्ቌ( स(cid:12)ख्यु(cid:14) #(cid:14)(cid:16)(cid:5) ቚኋ(cid:14)थሹኌेሰक/प’#( ेሰ(cid:14)ध्युሹኌेሰक शा(cid:14)(cid:16)(cid:14)ओं(cid:12) क(cid:14) ሹኌ,कटस्थ शा(cid:14)(cid:16)(cid:14)ओं(cid:12) ेሰ(cid:11) सेሰ(cid:14)यु(cid:29)्ቌ, ሹኌकयु(cid:14) ्ቌ(cid:14)यु(cid:30)गा(cid:14)। ,क्स(cid:16) ቚኋभ(cid:14)ሹኌ#त ቌኔ(cid:30)्ቔ ए#(cid:12) दो’(cid:8)स्थ #,(cid:14)(cid:12)चा(cid:16) क(cid:30) ሹኌ#ቕኋ(cid:14)(cid:16)यु% क(cid:30) लि(cid:16)यु(cid:30) यु(cid:21)ሹኌ(cid:23)यु(cid:21)(cid:23)क(cid:8)णः ही(cid:30)त(cid:21) ሹኌ, (cid:14)(रि(cid:8)त ेሰ(cid:14)पदोण्डा क(cid:30) बा(cid:14)#्ቌ’दो लि्ቌ(cid:16)(cid:14) सሹኌेሰሹኌत क(cid:30) अध्युቌኔ क(cid:16)(cid:30)क्ट(cid:8) क(cid:14) युही ሹኌ##(cid:30)क(cid:14)लि क(cid:14)(cid:8) ही(cid:29)गा(cid:14) ሹኌक #(cid:30) ऐस(cid:30) ሹኌ#ቕኋ(cid:14)(cid:16)यु% क(cid:14) स्थ(cid:14),(cid:5)यु परि(cid:8)ቝኌस्थሹኌतयु% क(cid:29) ध्यु(cid:14), ेሰ(cid:11) (cid:8)खत(cid:30) ही;यु(cid:30) यु(cid:21)ሹኌ(cid:23)यु(cid:21)(cid:23)क(cid:8)णः प(cid:8) ሹኌ#चा(cid:14)(cid:8) क(cid:8) सक(cid:30) गा(cid:11)। एक ही(cid:5) स्त(cid:8) क(cid:30) दो(cid:29) ሹኌ#ቕኋ(cid:14)(cid:16)यु लि्ቌ,क(cid:30) बा(cid:5)चा क< दो’(cid:8)(cid:5) केሰ ही(cid:29) तथ(cid:14) दो्ቌ( स(cid:12)ख्यु(cid:14) भ(cid:5) केሰ ही(cid:29), उ,क(cid:14) सेሰ(cid:14)यु(cid:29)्ቌ, ሹኌकयु(cid:14) ्ቌ(cid:14)यु(cid:30)गा(cid:14)। ऐस(cid:5) शा(cid:14)(cid:16)(cid:14)ओं(cid:12) क< प(cid:8)स्प(cid:8) दो’(cid:8)(cid:5) शाही(cid:8)(cid:5) ቌኔ(cid:30)्ቔ ेሰ(cid:11) 500 ेሰ(cid:5)ट(cid:8) तथ(cid:14) दो्ቌ( स(cid:12)ख्यु(cid:14) 30 स(cid:30) केሰ ए#(cid:12) ቇኋ(cid:14)ेሰ(cid:5)णः ቌኔ(cid:30)्ቔ ेሰ(cid:11) दो’(cid:8)(cid:5) 01 ሹኌक(cid:16)(cid:29)ेሰ(cid:5)ट(cid:8) स(cid:30) केሰ तथ(cid:14) दो्ቌ( स(cid:12)ख्यु(cid:14) 10 स(cid:30) केሰ ही(cid:29), क(cid:14) यु(cid:21)ሹኌ(cid:23)यु(cid:21)(cid:23)क(cid:8)णः ሹኌकयु(cid:14) ्ቌ(cid:14)एगा(cid:14)।" 6. Clause 2 of the said rationalization instruction provides the process of rationalization, which is necessary to reproduce herein, which reads as under: “सሹኌेሰሹኌत प’#( ेሰ(cid:14)ध्युሹኌेሰक शा(cid:14)(cid:16)(cid:14), ही(cid:14)ईस्क’ (cid:16) ए#(cid:12) ही(cid:14)यु(cid:8) स(cid:30)क(cid:30) ण्डा(cid:8)(cid:5) ेሰ(cid:11) क(cid:14)यु((cid:8)त ሹኌशाቌኔक% क< ्ቌ(cid:14),क(cid:14)(cid:8)(cid:5) ሹኌ#षयु#(cid:14)(cid:8) स’चा(cid:5)बा्ቍ क(cid:8)(cid:30)गा(cid:5)। (स(cid:12)(cid:16)्ሿ परि(cid:8)ሹኌशा् 2)” 7. Considering the physical status of the school, its locality and the strength of students in the Primary School, Kutkipara, the authorities have decided to merge the Primary School, Kutkipara, into the Middle School, Kutkipara, 5 which cannot be said to be without any authority or is arbitrary. It is a policy decision of the State Government to rationalize the schools under which the merger of schools is proposed. The petitioner could not demonstrate any palpable infirmity or arbitrariness in the rationalization/merger of the Govt. Primary School, Kutkipara, into the Govt. Middle School Kutkipara, which warrants the interference of this Court in the present writ petition. 8. This Court does not find any scope of interference in the present writ petition and to grant any relief to the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- Alok (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge