2026:CGHC:9927-DB NAFR Digitally signed by BABLU HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR BABLU RAJENDRA RAJENDRA BHANARKAR BHANARKARDate:

2026.02.27 10:13:05 +0530 WA No. 188 of 2026 Santosh Chipanpalli Son Of Late Shri Madaniya Aged About 47 Years Working As Lecturer (LB), And Posted At Government High School Gadapal, Block And District - Dantewada, Chhattisgarh.

... Appellant versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Education Mantralaya 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 Dantewada, Chhattisgarh.

4 - Ashwani Kumar Kanwar Working As Lecturer (LB) And Incharge Of Principal At Government High School Gadapal, Block And Disrtict -

Dantewada, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent(s)

For Appellant : Mr.Bharat Lal Sahu, Advocate For Respondents : Mr.Shashank Thakur, Additional Advocate No.1 to 3/State General For Respondent : Mr.Vinod Kumar Dewangan, Advocate No.4 Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

26.02.2026

1. Heard Mr.Bharat Lal Sahu, learned counsel for the appellant as well as Mr.Shashank Thakur, learned Additional Advocate General appearing for respondents No.1 to 3/State and Mr.Vinod Kumar Dewangan, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.4.

2. The appellant has filed this writ appeal against the order dated

21.01.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in WPS No. 9537 of 2023 by which the learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ petition filed by the writ petitioner / appellant herein.

3. Brief facts necessary for disposal of the case are that the appellant 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 appellant 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 appellant by filing Writ Petition (S) No. 7005/2022, wherein this Court, vide order dated 04.11.2022, granted a status quo order in favour of the appellant, pursuant to which the appellant continues to perform his duties efficiently at Government High School, Gadapal, Block and District Dantewada. The appellant, 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 appellant, inasmuch as the appellant 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 appellant 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 appellant has been constrained to approach this Court with a prayer to cancel the charge of Principal granted to private respondent No. 4 and to direct consideration and decision of the petitioner’s pending representations in