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2026 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 15397

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR


2026:CGHC:23194-DB


WA No. 428 of 2026



1 - Rajkumar Yadav S/o Bauna Ram Yadaw Aged About 51 Years


Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt. Primary


School, Indrapuri, Block Bilha, District- Bilaspur (C.G.)


2 - Smt. Sulakshana Pillay W/o Mukesh Pillay Aged About 52 Years


Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School,


Indrapuri, Block- Bilha, District- Bilaspur (C.G.)


3 - Shashikant Kaushik S/o Sanatan Kaushik Aged About 46 Years


Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School,


Khantaha, Block- Bilha, District- Bilaspur (C.G.)


... Appellant(s)


versus


1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of


School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa


Raipur, District Raipur, C.G.


2 - The Secretary Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development,


Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District


Raipur, C.G.


3 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal


Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, C.G.


4 - Commissioner Cum Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Atal Nagar,


Naya Raipur, District Raipur, C.G.


5 - District Education Officer Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, C.G.


6 - Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Bilaspur, District Bilaspur,


C.G.


7 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Takhatpur, District


Bilaspur, C.G.


8 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Masturi, District Bilaspur,


C.G.


9 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Bilha, District Bilaspur,


C.G.


10 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Kota, District Bilaspur,


C.G.


11 - Block Education Officer Takhatpur, District Bilaspur, C.G.


12 - Block Education Officer Masturi, District Bilaspur, C.G.


13 - Block Education Officer Bilha, District Bilaspur, C.G.


14 - Block Education Officer Kota, District Bilaspur, C.G.


15 - Smt. Pratibha Gandharva W/o Gulab Singh Gandharva Aged About


37 Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt.


Primary School, Bandhiyapara Kathakoni, Block Takhatpur, District


Bilaspur, C.G.


16 - Smt. Amrita Verma S/o Atul Kumar Verma Aged About 44 Years


Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt. Primary


School, Bandhiyapara Kathakoni, Block Takhatpur, District Bilaspur,


C.G.


17 - Dr. Umesh Kumar Sharma S/o Late Shyam Sunder Sharma Aged


About 41 Years Presently Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle


School, Lawar, Block Masturi, District Bilaspur, C.G.


18 - Smt. Rachna Patel W/o Shabho Ram Patel Aged About 48 Years


Presently Working As P.T.I. Teacher At P.M. Shri S.A.G.E.S., Masturi,


Block Masturi, District Bilaspur, C.G.


19 - Rameshwar Singh Kanwar S/o Dharam Singh Kanwar Aged About


46 Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt.


Primary School, Atarra, Block Bilha, District Bilaspur, C.G.


20 - Amreshwar Pradhan S/o Shivram Singh Pradhan Aged About 44


Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary


School, Atarra, Block Bilha, District Bilaspur, C.G.


21 - Smt. Anju Sharma W/o Praveen Kumar Sharma Aged About 51


Years Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary


School, Prabhat Chowk Chingrajpara, Bilaspur, Block Bilha, District


Bilaspur, C.G.


22 - Smt. Hirdeshwari Yadaw S/o Suresh Kumar Yadaw Aged About 38


Years Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt.


Primary School, Chumkava, Block Bilha, District Bilaspur, C.G.


23 - Smt. Ira Shukla S/o Ravi Shukla Aged About 41 Years Presently


Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School, Prabhat


Chowk Chingrajpara, Bilaspur, Block Bilha, District Bilaspur, C.G.


24 - Smt. Kuleshwari Dubey W/o Ashok Dubey Aged About 60 Years


Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School,


Prabhat Chowk Chingrajpara, Bilaspur, Block Bilha, District Bilaspur,


C.G.


25 - Smt. Reema Shukla W/o Vivek Shukla Aged About 41 Years


Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School,


Prabhat Chowk Chingrajpara, Bilaspur, Block Bilha, District Bilaspur,


C.G.


26 - Smt. Mamta Singh W/o Harendra Singh Aged About 47 Years


Presently Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School,


Kargikhurd, Block Kota, District Bilaspur, C.G.


27 - Smt. Vinus C. Bhushan W/o Chandra Bhushan Aged About 47


Years Presently Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Govt. Higher Secondary


School, Paunsari, Block Bilha, District Bilaspur, C.G.


... Respondent(s)



For Appellant(s) : Mr. Rupendra Kumar Dewangan, Advocate.


For Respondent(s) : Mr. Prasun Kumar Bhaduri, Dy. Advocate General



Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice


Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge

Judgment on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

15/05/2026

1 Heard Mr. Rupendra Kumar Dewangan, learned counsel for the appellants as well as Mr. Prasun Kumar Bhaduri, learned Deputy Advocate General, appearing for the Respondent/State on I.A. No.01, which is an application for condonation of delay of 82 days in preferring the present appeal.

2 On due consideration the grounds assigned in the application (I.A. No.01), the same is allowed. Delay of 82 days in preferring the present writ appeal is hereby condoned.

3 The present writ appeal is directed against the order dated 24.11.2025 passed by learned Single Judge of this Court in WPS No.11527/2025, whereby the writ petition filed by petitioners was dismissed.

4 Learned counsel appearing for the parties submit that the issue involved in this writ appeal has already been considered and decided by this Court vide judgment dated 13.03.2026 in Writ Appeal No.191/2026, whereby this Court has held as under:-

“16. The entire controversy revolved around the Circular dated 10.03.2017 issued by the State Government with respect to the grant of Kramonnati Vetanman to the Assistant Teachers. It is necessary to notice here the circular dated 10.03.2017, which reads as under:

छत्तीसगढ़ शासन

सामान्य प्रशासन विभाग

मंत्रालय

महानदी भवन, नया रायपुर

क्रमांक एफ 10-1/2008/1-3 नया रायपुर दिनांक 10/03/2017

प्रति,

शासन के समस्त विभाग,

अध्यक्ष, छत्तीसगढ़ राजस्व मण्डल, बिलासपुर

समस्त विभागाध्यक्ष,

समस्त संभागायुक्त

समस्त कलेक्टर्स,

छत्तीसगढ़

विषय :- सहायक शिक्षकों को कमोन्नति वेतनमान प्रदाय किए जाने बाबत्।

संदर्भ :- इस विभाग का समसंख्यक परिपत्र दिनांक 24.04.2006.

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इस विभाग के संदर्भित परिपत्र द्वारा शिक्षक संवर्ग में सहायक शिक्षक, शिक्षक तथा व्याख्याता को सामान्य प्रशासन विभाग के परिपत्र कमांक एफ 1-1/1/वेआप्र/99, दिनांक 17.03.1999/19.04.1999 में निहित शर्तों के अध्यधीन प्रथन क मोन्नति 12 वर्ष बाद तथा द्वितीय क्रमोन्नति 24 वर्ष बाद प्रदान किया गया है। वित्त विभाग के ज्ञापन कमांक 216/सी-2802/10/वित्त/नियम/धार, दिनांक 04.08.2010 (वित्त निर्देश 32/2010) द्वारा क्रमोन्नति योजना को संशोधित कर शिक्षक तथा व्याख्याता संवर्ग को प्रथम उच्चतर समयमान वेतनमान 10 वर्ष बाद एवं द्वितीय उच्चतर समयमान वेतनमान 20 वर्ष बाद देने का निर्णय लिया गया है।

2/अतएव उपरोक्त निर्णय के परिप्रेक्ष्य में राज्य शासन द्वारा निर्णय लिया गया है कि इस विभाग के संदर्भित परिपत्र दिनांक 24.04.2006 की कंडिका-2 में "सहायक शिक्षक" को प्रथम कमोन्नति 10 वर्ष बाद एवं द्वितीय क्रमोन्नति 20 वर्ष बाद प्रदान की जाए।

3/उपरोक्त निर्णय के संबंध में यह स्पष्ट किया जाता है कि कमोन्नति की देयता तिथि के अनुसार केवल काल्पनिक वेतन निर्धारण किया जाएगा एवं किसी प्रकार के एरियर्स देय नहीं होंगे।

4/यह आदेश वित्त विभाग के कंप्यूटर कमांक एफ-2017-01-01093 दिनांक 09.02.2017 द्वारा दी गई सहमति के आधार पर जारी किया गया है।

छत्तीसगढ़ के राज्यपाल के नाम से तथा आदेशानुसार,

(एम.आर.ठोकूर) अवर सचिव,

छत्तीसगढ़ शासन

सामान्य प्रशासन विभाग

17. From perusal of the contents of the circular dated 10.03.2017, it is quite vivid that the Assistant Teachers, who were in Government service, are to be granted first Kramonnati Vetanman after 10 years of their service and second Kromonnati Vetanman after 20 years of their service, and the teachers and lecturers are to be granted first time-bound pay scale after 10 years of service and second time-bound pay scale after 20 years of service.

18. From Para-8.8 of the writ petition, undisputedly the petitioners have been appointed to the post of Shiksha Karmi Grade-III/Grade-II between the period of 2008 and 2013. It is also relevant to notice here paragraph 8.8 of the writ petition, which reads as follows:

“8.8 Between 2008-2013, the Chief Executive Officer of Janpad Panchayat appointed the Petitioners in the post of Assistant Teacher Shikshakarmi Grade-3/Teacher- Shikshakarmi Grade 2. After completion of 2 years from the date of joining, the Petitionerswho were appointed as Assistant Teachers were Regularization by the Chief Executive Officer of Janpad Panchayat and Teachers were Regularization by the Chief Executive Officer of Zila Panchay

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