2026:CGHC:11529 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 12484 of 2025

1 - Punyvas Baghel S/o Shri Lachindar Baghel Aged About 39 Years R/o Village And Post Devda Block And Tahsil - Bakawand District- Bastar, (C.G.)

2 - Smt. Bindu Dhruv W/o Shri Daulal Dhruv Aged About 49 Years R/o Village Kulgaon Post Sadgud, Tehsil - Jagdalpur, District- Bastar (C.G.)

3 - Smt. Amita Kashyap W/o Shri Dinesh Kashyap Aged About 42 Years R/o Village - Erikpal, Post- Ermur Block Lohandiguda, Tahsil Jagdalpur, District-

Bastar (C.G.)

4 - Smt. Dhanmati Sethiya W/o Shri Tarun Sethiya Aged About 38 Years R/o Village And Post Nangur Tahsil- Jagdalpur, District- Bastar (C.G.)

5 - Smt. Gajbati Baghel W/o Shri Dalsay Baghel Aged About 38 Years R/o Village- Mahakapal (Khaspara) Post Teli Marenga Block And Police Station-

Darbha, Tahsil- Jagdalpur, District- Bastar (C.G.)

6 - Lachhuram Kashyap S/o Shri Sonuram Kashyap Aged About 42 Years R/o Village And Post Chhapar Bhanpuri Tahsil- Tokapal, District- Bastar, (C.G.) 7 - Dharmuram Durga S/o Late Shri Ramuram Durga Aged About 50 Years R/o Village And Post- Kodenar Rly. Colony, Tahsil Bastanar, District- Bastar (C.G.) Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR

SINHA

Date:

2026.03.24

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8 - Suman Kashyap D/o Shri B.R. Kashyap Aged About 48 Years R/o Village-

Bhond, Post Lamker Block- Bastar, Tehsil- Jagdalpur, District- Bastar (C.G.)

... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Social Welfare, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District- Raipur (C.G.)

2 - The Collector Bastar, Jagdalpur, District- Bastar, (C.G.) 3 - Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Bastar, Jagdalpur, District- Bastar (C.G.)

4 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Jagdalpur, District- Bastar, (C.G.)

... Respondent(s)

For Petitioners : Mr. Avinash K. Mishra, Advocate For State/Resp. No. 1 & 2 : Mr. Y.S. Thakur, Addl. Advocate General along with Mr. Vivek Verma, Govt. Advocate For Resp. No.3/Jila Panchayat : Mr. CJK Rao, Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge

Order on Board

10/03/2026

1. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioners pursuant to advertisement dated 26.11.2016 have submitted their applications for their appointment on the post of Village Panchayat Secretary. After following due procedure of law as prescribed in the guidelines issued by the State Govt. for appointment of Panchayat Secretaries, petitioners were appointed as Panchayat Secretaries. It is contention of learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners were appointed vide order dated 22^nd March 2017. It is further contended that petitioners were terminated vide order dated 30^th August 2017 observing that in the proceeding pending before the Commissioner Bastar Division, Jagdalpur of other 8 terminated Panchayat Secretaries, Commissioner has allowed the proceedings filed before him and directed for reinstatement of those Secretaries which are subject matter of the Case No .(1) 03/B-121/16-17, (2) 04/B-121/16-17, s (3) 05/B-121/16-17, (4) 06/B-121/16-17, (5) 07/B-121/16-17, (6) 08/B- 121/16-17, (7) 09/B-121/16-17 and (8) 10/B-121/16-17. It is contention of learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners were granted employment after following due procedure of law and, therefore, against the order of termination, petitioners have submitted appeal before the Commissioner Bastar Division Jagdalpur. Appeal was allowed and order of termination of petitioners dated 30^th August 2017 was set aside. He contended that as the petitioners have already joined their place of posting pursuant to the order of appointment, and therefore consequence of the order of Commissioner of setting aside order of termination is of reinstatement of petitioners herein. When respondents have not complied with the order of Commissioner, this writ petition is filed.

2. He contended that after passing of order of termination of service of petitioners, respondent No.3- Jila Panchayat have again issued