IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE JAI KUMAR PILLAI ON THE 5^th OF FEBRUARY, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 28731 of 2024 ASHISH SHARMA Versus COLLECTOR SHAJAPUR AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Manish Yadav - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Pradyumna Kibe - GA for the respondents/State.

ORDER

By this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner invokes the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court, challenging the legality, validity, and propriety of the order dated 20.03.2012 (Annexure P/3) passed by Respondent No. 3, whereby the services of the petitioner were terminated. The petitioner further challenges the order dated 17.09.2024 (Annexure P/18), whereby the representation of the petitioner seeking reinstatement was rejected by the respondents. The petitioner prays for the issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari to quash the impugned orders and a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to reinstate the petitioner in service with all consequential benefits, including back wages.

2. The facts, as strictly discernible from the record, are that the petitioner was initially appointed to the post of Samvida Shala Shik