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2026:CGHC:14946-DB NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WA No. 255 of 2026

1 - Ashok Kumar Nishad S/o Shri Prabhu Ram Nishad Aged About 52 Years Working As Head Master And Posted At Govt. Primary School,

Dhondra, Block Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2 - Mirza Ishhaf Beg W/o Late Shri Mirza Sharik Beg Aged About 50 ROHIT KUMAR CHANDRA Years Working As Head Master And Posted At Govt. Primary School,

Digitally signed by Doma, Block Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ROHIT KUMAR CHANDRA

3 - Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedani S/o Late Shri Shyam Lal Aged About 51 Years Working As Head Master And Posted At Govt. Boys Primary

School, Tamasivni, Block Abhanpur , District Raipur Chhattisgarh

4 - Kachru Ram Sahu S/o Thakur Ram Sahu Aged About 53 Years Working As Head Master And Posted At Govt. Primary School,

Khandawa, Block Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

... Appellant versus

1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar New Raipur District Raipur

Chhattisgarh.

2 - Director Directorate of Chhattisgarh Public Instruction, Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3 - Director Panchayat, Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

4 - Director Local Audit Fund, Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

5 - Joint Director Local Audit Fund, Indravati Bhawan, Regional Office, Near Ghadi Chowk, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

6 - District Education Officer Pension Bada Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

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7 - Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

8 - Block Education Officer Block Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 9 - Ramesh Kumar Vishwakarma S/o Ramnath Vishwakarma Aged About 48 Years Working As Head Master And Posted At Govt. Primary

School, Bendri, Block Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondents

(Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Appellants : Mr. Govind Prasad Dewangan, Advocate

For Respondents/State : Mr. Prasun Bhaduri, Dy. Advocate General

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble S hri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge

Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

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1. Heard Mr. Govind Prasad Dewangan, learned counsel for the

appellants as well as Mr. Prasun Bhaduri, learned Deputy Advocate General, appearing for the State/respondents on I.A. No. 01/2026, which is an application for condonation of delay of

38 days in filing the instant appeal.

2. For the reasons mentioned in I.A. No.01/2026, the same is

allowed and delay in filing the appeal is hereby condoned.

3. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the appeal is

heard finally.

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4. This writ appeal is presented against an order dated 28.11.2025

passed by the learned Single Judge in WPS No.3069/2023 (Ashok Kumar Nishad & Others vs. State of Chhattisgarh others), whereby, the writ petition filed by writ petitioners / appellants herein has been dismissed by the learned Single

Judge.

5. The brief facts of the case are that the writ petitioners were initially

appointed as Shiksha Karmi Grade–III (now re-designated as Assistant Teacher, Panchayat) in the years 1998 and 1999 under the Panchayat Department, and upon completion of eight years of service, they were absorbed into the School Education Department as Assistant Teacher (LB) with effect from 01.07.2018. On 02.11.2011, the State Government issued a circular providing that teachers who had not been granted promotion and had completed ten years of service would be entitled to the Kramonnati pay scale. In accordance with this circular, the petitioners were extended the Kramonnati pay scale of Rs. 4500-125-7000/-. Subsequently, on 01.05.2012, the State Government issued another circular introducing a time-bound pay-scale scheme for the Panchayat cadre, under which the petitioners were granted the scale of Rs. 5000-150-20000/- plus a teaching allowance of