2026:CGHC:7296-DB Digitally signed by SAGRIKA SAGRIKA AGRAWAL AGRAWAL Date:

2026.02.12

10:16:07 +0530 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WA No. 323 of 2024

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Higher Education Department, Mantralaya New Raipur, P.S. Rakhi, District Raipur Chhattisarh, Chhattisgarh

2 - The Commissioner, Higher Education Directorate, Chhattisgarh, Raipur Chhattisgarh, ... appellant (s)

versus

1 - Smt. Manjula Shukla W/o. Late Hari Dutta Shukla Aged About 59 Years R/o 841, Sunder Nagar Raipur, Police Staiton Deendayal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh, 2 - Chhattisgarh Kalyan Society, Through The Chairman, Kalyan Post Graduate College, Bhilai Nagar, Durg Chhattisgarh

3 - The Principal, Kalyan Post Graduate College, Bhilai, Nagar Durg Chhattisgarh, ... Respondent(s)

For appellants/ State : Mr. Praveen Das. Addl. Advocate General For Respondent No. 1 : Mr. Prateek Sharma, Advocate For Res. No. 2 & 3 : Mr. Siddharth Tiwari, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

10.02.2026

1. Heard Mr. Praveen Das, Addl. Advocate General, appearing for the appellants/ State as