2026:CGHC:3728 Digitally RAGHVENDRAsigned by JAT RAGHVENDRA JAT NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 9537 of 2023

1 - Santosh Chipanpalli Son Of Late Shri Madaniya, Aged About 45 Years Working As Lecturer (Lb), And Posted At Government High School Gadapal, Block And District - Dantewada, 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 - Joint Director, Public Instruction Bastar Division Jagdalpur, District - Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 3 - District Education Officer, Dantewada, District - South Bastar Dantwada, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Ashwani Kumar Kanwar, Working As Lecturer (Lb) And Incharge Of Principal At Government High School Gadapal, Block And District -

Dantewada, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent(s)

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad

Order on Board

21/01/2026

1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:-

“(i) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents authorities to quash/ set aside impugned letter dated 14.11.2022 issued by the respondent no. 3, in the interest of justice.

(ii) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents authorities to decide the pending representation of the petitioner for taking charge of principal on the basis of seniority within stipulated time, in the interest of justice.

(iii) Any other relief which may be suitable in the facts and circumstances of the case, may also be granted.”

2. Brief facts of the case, is that, the petitioner is working as a

Lecturer (L.B.) and is posted at Government High School,

Gadapal, Block and District Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, where he

has been discharging his duties sincerely and regularly.

Thereafter, vide order dated 30.09.2022, the petitioner was

transferred from Government High School, Gadapal, Block and District Dantewada, to Government Higher Secondary School, Gadiras, Block Sukma, District Sukma, Chhattisgarh, which transfer order was challenged by the petitioner by filing Writ Petition (S) No. 7005/2022, wherein this Hon’ble Court, vide order dated 04.11.2022, granted a status quo order in favour of the petitioner, pursuant to which the petitioner continues to perform his duties efficiently at Government High School, Gadapal, Block and District Dantewada. The petitioner, while working as Lecturer (L.B.), had earlier also been entrusted with the charge of Principal and worked as In-charge Principal at Government High School, Gadapal, and there was no complaint whatsoever regarding the discharge of his duties as In-charge Principal, as evident from letter dated 08.04.2015 issued by the Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Development, Dantewada, under the office of the Collector, District South Bastar, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. Despite the subsisting status quo order dated 04.11.2022, respondent No. 3, vide impugned letter dated 14.11.2022, failed to comply with the said order and illegally assigned the charge of Principal to private respondent No. 4, who is junior to the petitioner, inasmuch as the petitioner is placed at Serial No. 4612 whereas private respondent No. 4 is placed at Serial No. 9200 in the seniority list dated 02.06.2023, the said action being based on the erroneous transfer order dated 30.09.2022. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted representations to the concerned respondent authorities seeking restoration of the charge of Principal in his favour in place of his junior, private respondent No. 4, but no action has been taken till date, and therefore the petitioner has been constrained to approach this Hon’ble Court with a prayer to cancel the charge of Principal granted to private respondent No. 4 and to direct consideration