2026:CGHC:3179-DB Digitally signed by ANURADHA ANURADHA TIWARI NAFR TIWARI Date:

2026.01.20

17:58:08 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WA No. 32 of 2026 Sudipta Pradhan S/o Nandlal Pradhan Aged About 35 Years Posted As Principal, Swami Atmanand Excellent English Medium School, Sarangarh, District- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.)

... Appellant versus

1 – State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

2 - Under Secretary School Education Department, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

3 - Director Directorate of Public Instruction 1st Floor Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

4 - Collector Sarangarh-Bilaigarh District- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.)

5 - District Education Officer Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, District- Sarangarh-

Bilaigarh (C.G.)

6 - L.P. Patel Posted As Principal Swami Atmanand Excellent English Medium School Sarangarh, District- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.)

... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Appellant : Mr. Zainab Mustafa Vanak, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Prasun Kumar Bhaduri, Deputy Advocate General Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

20 .01.2026

1. Heard Ms. Zainab Mustafa Vanak, learned counsel for the appellant as well as Mr. Prasun Kumar Bhaduri, learned Deputy Advocate General, appearing for the State/respondents No.1 to 5.

2. By way of this writ appeal, appellant has prayed for following relief(s):-

“3.1 That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to set aside/quash the impugned order dated 28/11/2025 (Annexure A/1) passed by the Hon’ble Single Bench in WPS 13418/2025 in Sudipta Pradhan vs State of C.G. & ors.

3.2 That this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to set-aside/quash the impugned transfer order Dated 06.10.2025 issued by respondent Under Secretary, School Education Department (Annexure A/2), or in an alternative to direct the respondent State to post private respondent L.P. Patel to any other place instead of petitioner’s place of posting.

3.3 That the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent state to keep the petitioner posting at Principal, Swami Atmanand Excellent English Medium School Sarangarh District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh as intact.

3.4 That, to kindly grant to any other writ/writs, order/orders, relief/reliefs in favour of the petitioner, which the Hon’ble Court deemed fit & just in the facts and circumstances of the case, including awarding of the costs to the petitioner.”

3. The present intra Court appeal has been filed against the order dated 28.11.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in WPS No.13418/2025 (Sudipta Prashan v. State of Chhattisgarh and others), whereby the writ petition filed by the appellant/writ petitioner has been dismissed.

4. Brief facts projected before the learned Single Judge are that the appellant/writ petitioner holds a substantive post of Lecturer and, after following the due process of selection, was appointed as Principal of the concerned institution. It is contended that the subsequent appointment of respondent No. 6 as Principal was made dehors the terms of the advertisement and is therefore illegal and liable to be set aside. It is further submitted that the appellant/writ petitioner was appointed on deputation for a fixed tenure of four years and, as such, he could not have been prematurely removed prior to completion of the deputation period.

5. Aggrieved thereby, the appellant/writ petitioner preferred a writ petition bearing WPS No.13418/2025, which was dismissed by the learned Single Judge vide order dated 28.11.2025.

6. Feeling aggrieved by the order dated 28.11.2025 passed in WPS No.13418/2025, the present appeal has been filed by the appellant/writ petitioner.

7. Learned counsel for the appellant/writ petitioner submits that the appellant/writ petitioner’s substant