GITESHWARI SAHU vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH - 2026 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 16755

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 16755

2026:CGHC:21050-DB

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WA No. 377 of 2026

1 - Giteshwari Sahu W/o. Giteshwar Sahu Aged About 31 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Pikari, Block- Bemetara, District- Bemetara (C.G.)

2 - Dharmendra Kumar Rao S/o. D ani Rao Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Assitant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Dohtra, Block- Nawagarh, District- Bemetara (C.G.)

3 - Bhupendra Dhruw S/o. Ghashiya Ram Dhruw Aged About 35 Years Presently Posted As Assitant Teacher At Govt. Boys Primary School Maro, Block- Nawagarh, District- Bemetara (C.G.)

4 - Priti Dewangan W/o Ravi Dewangan Aged About 33 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Nawagarh, Block Nawagarh, District Bemetara (C.G.)

5 - Shailendra Kashyap S/o Kamta Kashyap Aged About 41 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Girls Primary School Nawagarh, Block Nawagarh, District Bemetara (C.G.)

6 - Santram Sahu S/o Jai Sahu Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Girls Primary School Jeeva, Block Bemetara, District Bemetara (C.G.)

7 - Rohit Kumar S/o Ghanshyam Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Girls Primary School Berla, Block Berla, District Bemetara (C.G.)

8 - Khilendra Singh Thakur S/o Chandrabhan Singh Thakur Aged About 34 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Berla, Block Berla, District Bemetara (C.G.)

9 - Manish Kumar Markam S/o Deepak Kumar Markam Aged About 36 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Berla, Block Berla, District Bemetara (C.G.)

10 - Santosh Das Koshle S/o Mohan Das Koshle Aged About 37 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Girls Primary School Berla, Block Berla, District Bemetara (C.G.)

11 - Sewati Dhruv D/o Ganesh Dhruv Aged About 34 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Girls Primary School Khamharia, Block Saja, District Bemetara (C.G.)

12 - Kavita Bai Patel W/o Satyanarayan Patel Aged About 35 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Girls Primary School Parpodi, Block Saja, District Bemetara (C.G.)

13 - Omprakash Sahu S/o Ramu Sahu Aged About 40 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Girls Primary School Parpodi, Block Saja, District Bemetara (C.G.)

14 - Pratibha Sahu D/o D.S. Sahu, Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Girls Primary School Berla, Block Berla, District Bemetara (C.G.)

... Appellants

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Its Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Urban And Administration And Development Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

3 - Director, Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

4 - Director Urban Administration And Development, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

5 - District Education Officer, District Bemetara (C.G.)

6 - Chief Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Bemetara, District Bemetara (C.G.)

7 - Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Bemetara, District Bemetara (C.G.)

8 - Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Nawagarh, District Bemetara (C.G.)

9 - Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Berla, District Bemetara (C.G.)

10 - Block Education Officer, Block Bemetara, District Bemetara (C.G.)

11 - Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Nawagarh, District Bemetara (C.G.)

12 - Block Executive Officer, Block Berla, District Bemetara (C.G.)

... Respondents

For Appellant(s) : Mr. Deepak Kaushik, 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

06/05/2026

1 Heard Mr. Deepak Kaushik, 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 37 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 37 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.13533/2025, 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:-

“10. This Court while dismissing the writ appeal filed by writ appellants has observed as under:-

“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 रायप्र

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

प्रति,

शासन के समस् त विभाग,

अध्यक्ष, छत्तीसगढ़ राजस् व मण्डल, बिलासपुर

समस्त विभागाध्यक्ष,

समस्त संभागायक्तु

समस्त कलेक्टर्स,

छत्तीसगढ़

विषय :- सहायक शिक्षकों को कमोन्नति व े तनमान 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 कमोन्नति 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 क्रमोन्न ति योजना को संशोधित कर शिक्षक तथा व्याख्याता सं वर्ग को प्रथम उच्चतर समयमान व े तनमान 10 वर्ष बाद एवं द्वितीय उच्चतर समयमान व े तनमान 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 कं डिका-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 हैकि कमोन्नति की देय ता तिथि के अनुसार केवल काल्पनिक व े तन निर्धारण किया जाएगा ए वं किसी प्रकार के एरियर्सदेय नहीं होंगे。

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

छत्तीसगढ़ के राज्यपाल के नाम से तथा आदेशानुसार,

(एम.आर.ठोकूर) अवर सचिव,

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 wer

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