2025:CGHC:58454 NAFR Digitally signed by YOGESH HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR YOGESH TIWARI TIWARI Date:

2025.12.02 Order Reserved on : 18.11.2025

18:47:30 +0530 Order Delivered on : 02.12.2025 WPS No. 3529 of 2023 Lekhani Sahu W/o Shri Giridhar Lal Sahu Aged About 42 Years R/o Village Jungera, Post Office Taraud, District- Balod, Chhattisgarh.

... Petitioner 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. Pin- 492002

3 - The Director Directorate of Public Instruction, Government of Chhattisgarh, Indravati Bhawan, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - The District Education Officer District- Balod, Chhattisgarh.

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

For Petitioner : Mr. Ashwin Panikar, Advocate For State/Respondents : Mr. Dashrath Prajapati, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Amitendra Kishore Prasad, Judge

C A V Order

1. Heard Mr. Ashwin Panikar, learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as Mr. Dashrath Prajapati, Panel Lawyer appearing for the State/Respondents.

2. By filing the present petition, the Petitioner has prayed for following relief(s) :-

“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 02.07.2010 in the Department of School Education from 01.07.2018 as granted by the Respondent Authorities to Rajiv Mishra who joined on 02.07.2010, Usha Nirala who joined on 13.07.2010, Navin Kishore Mishra who joined on 02.07.20110, Durga Devi Verma who joined on 02.07.2010, Olivia Peter who joined on 05.07.2010, Sheela Kadiyam who joined on 06.07.2010, Deepti Gill who joined on 06.07.2010, Hiraman Lal Verma who joined on 06.07.2010, Binu Chandrakar who joined on 06.07.2010, Laxmi Rajak who joined on 07.07.2010, Anju Patnaik who joined on 12.07.2010 and Deveshwari Dewangan who joined on 12.07.2010 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.”

3. 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 Upper Primary School, Jhodipara Ronje. By the same appointment order, several others, namely Rajiv Mishra, Rajesh Kumar Khute, Navin Kishore Mishra, Deepti Gill, Sheela Kadiyam, Deveshwari Dewangan, Olivia Peter, Durga Devi Pataskar, Sanita Nishad, Anju Patnaik, Usha Barman, Hiraman Lal Verma, Laxmi Rajak and Binu Chandrakar, were also appointed as Shiksha Karmi Grade–II. The Petitioner joined her posting on 02.07.2010. Thereafter, by order dated 06.03.2013, the Chief Executive Officer, District Panchayat Dantewada, declared the Petitioner’s probation to be completed on 03.07.2012. In the same order, the probation of several other similarly placed employees was also declared complete on various dates in July

2012.

4. 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 d