1 2025:CGHC:18181 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2644 of 2025 1 - Rajendra Kumar Hanumanta S/o Shri Krishan Kumar Hanumanta Aged About 50 Years Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary School Achhridah, Sankul Birkoni (Kanya), Block And District Mahasamund (C.G.) 2 - Manoj Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Ganeshu Ram Sahu Aged About 41 Years Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary School Parastatti, Block Mahasamund, District Mahasamund (C.G.) 3 - Sudarshan Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Chowa Ram Sahu Aged About 40 Years Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary School Kanekera, Block And District Mahasamund (C.G.) 4 - Hemoo Kumar Patel S/o Shri Derha Ram Patel Aged About 50 Years Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary School Beltukari, Sankul Kendra Bhoring, Block And District Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.04.23 16:12:24 +0530 2 versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Thro- Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary School Education Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Director Panchayat Chhattisgarh Directorate Naya Raipur Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Director Directorate Public Instruction Department Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The District Panchayat Mahasamund, Through- Its Chief Executive OfÏcer, District Mahasamund (C.G.) 6 - The District Education OfÏcer Mahasamund, District Mahasamund (C.G.) 7 - Janpad Panchayat Mahasamund, Through- Its Chief Executive OfÏcer, District Mahasamund (C.G.) 3 8 - Block Education OfÏcer Block- Mahasamund, District Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri A.S. Rajput, Advocate. For Respondent(s) No. 1, 2, & 8 : Ms. Nupur Trivedi, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 22.04.2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners who were working as Assistant Teacher (L.B.) at various Govt. Primary School of Mahasamund District Mahasamund, seeking a direction towards the respondents for promotion to the post of Teacher (Science) from the post of Assistant Teacher (Panchayat) with effect from 2016. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner by referring a communication dated 27.12.2024 submits that the CEO Zila Panchayat vide its communication has already sent the list of eligible Assistant Teachers (Panchayat) who are eligible for promotion to the post of Teacher and also stated that the General Administration Committee of the Zila Panchayat vide its resolution dated 06.12.2024 has also recommended the name of the petitioners for promotion to the post of Teacher. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents on instruction submits that the communication of the Zila Panchayat which has been stated by the 4 petitioner in Annexure P/9 is under consideration by the respondent Director Panchayat and the said recommendation is pending for decision of the Director. The Director Panchayat will take a decision on the recommendation made by the Zila Panchayat within a stipulated period. 4. I have heard both the parties and perused the pleadings of the petitioners. 5. It appears from the pleadings as well as the relief sought by the petitioners that the petitioners are seeking a direction towards the Director Panchayat to take a decision on the recommendation made by the Zila Panchayat vide its communication dated 27.12.2024 by which the Zila Panchayat has recommended grant of promotion to the petitioners from the post of Assistant Teacher to Teacher (Panchayat). Looking to the submission made by the State counsel, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Director Panchayat to take a decision on the recommendation made by the Zila Panchayat on 27.12.2024 within a period of 30 days from today in accordance with law. The petitioners may apprise the Director Panchayat about the order of this Court. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib