2026:CGHC:2870 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3443 of 2023 Sarojbala Tandan W/o Shri E.K. Tandan, Aged About 52 Years, R/o Plot No.222, Street No.5, Vanshi Vihar Colony, Borsi, District : Durg, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - The State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, Chhattisgarh 492002.

2 - The Secretary Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Government Of Chhattisgarh Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, Chhattisgarh 492002. 3 - The Director, Directorate Of Public Instruction, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Indravati Bhavan, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

4 The District Education Officer, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh.

5 - The Block Education Officer Charama, District : Kanker, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ashwin Panicker, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shahil Singh, Panel Lawyer SB: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad SHYNA AJAY Order on Board SHYNA AJAY DN: cn=SHYNA AJAY, o=PERSONAL, st=Chhattisgarh, c=IN

16/01/2026

1. By way of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs :

10.1 The Hon’ble Court may call for records from the respondents.

10.2. The Hon'ble Court may issue an appropriate writ or direction on the Respondent Authorities to absorb the Petitioner who joined on 12.7.2010 in the Department of School Education from 01.07.2018 as granted by the Respondent Authorities to Anju Patnaik who joined on 12.7.2010, to Devashwari Dewangan who joined on 12.7.2010 and to Usha Nirala who joined on 13.7.2010 or in the alternative direct the Respondent Authorities to absorb the Petitioner from 01.01.2019 as per order dated

02.07.2018..

10.3 The Hon’ble Court may grant cost of petition to the Petitioner.

10.4. The Hon'ble Court may grant any other relief as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the nature and circumstances of the present case in the interest of justice.

2. Brief facts of the case, in nutshell, are that the Petitioner was appointed as Shiksha Karmi Grade–II vide order dated 29.06.2010 issued by the Chief Executive Officer, District Panchayat South Bastar, Dantewada, and was posted at Middle School, Bodi, Development Block Geedam. By the same appointment order, several others were also appointed as Shiksha Karmi Grade–II. The Petitioner joined her place of posting on 12.07.2010. Thereafter, by order dated 06.03.2013, the Chief Executive Officer, District Panchayat Dantewada, declared the Petitioner’s probation to be completed on 12.07.2012. In the same order, the probation of several other similarly placed employees was also declared complete on various dates in July 2012.

3. Subsequently, by order dated 30.06.2018, Respondent No.1 issued directions for absorption of teachers working in Panchayat/Urban bodies into the School Education Department on completion of eight years of service as on 01.07.2018. Again, by order dated 02.07.2018, Respondent No.1 clarified that teachers completing eight years of service as on 01.07.2019 would also be absorbed, and thereafter absorption exercises would be held on 1st January and 1st July every year. Pursuant thereto, by order dated 08.08.2019, the District Education Officer, District South Bastar, Dantewada issued the absorption order with effect from 01.07.2019 in favour of the Petitioner along with several others, including Deepti Gill, Olivia Peter, Chitralekha Tiwari, Anju Patnaik, Heero Nareti, Deveshwari Dewangan, Sheela Kadiyam, Rajesh Khunte, Navin Kishore Mishra, Rajiv Mishra, Beenu Chandrakar, Durga Pataskar, Usha Nirala, Hiraman Lal Verma, Sanita Nishad and Laxmi Rajak. Some of these persons subsequently filed WPS No.1711/2022, which was disposed of on 15.03.2022 with liberty to them to submit a representation seeking absorption from an earlier date. Acting on their representation, the Joint Director, Education, Basta