1 / 5 2025:CGHC:18493 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2671 of 2025 1 - Jitendra Kumar Pradhan S/o Lt. Shri Sankirtan Pradhan Aged About 48 Years Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School Laripur (Tukda), Sankul Kendra Paraswani, Block Pithora, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh. 2 - Dilip Kumar Sahu S/o Lt. Shri Bipin Bihari Sahu Aged About 44 Years Assistant Teacher (LB) At Govt. Primary School Ansula, Block Pithora, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh. 3 - Ruchi Sharma (Now Smt. Ruchi Dubey) W/o Chhatrapal Dubey Aged About 37 Years Assistant Teacher (LB) At Govt. Primary School Jerabharan, Sankul Kendra Paraswani, Block Pithora, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh. --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Secretary School Education Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.24 18:38:48 +0530 2 / 5 3 - The Director Panchayat Chhattisgarh Directorate Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 4 - The Director Directorate Public Instruction Department Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 5 - The District Panchayat Mahasamund Through Its Chief Executive Officer, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh. 6 - The District Education Officer Mahasamund, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh. 7 - Janpad Panchayat, Pithora Through Its Chief Executive Officer, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh. 8 - Block Education Officer Block Pithora, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 2772 of 2025 1 - Loknath Sao S/o Shri Anand Ram Sao Aged About 45 Years Assistant Teacher (LB) At Govt. Primary School Kudaribahara, Block Basna, District Mahasamund (C.G.) 2 - Laxminath Nayak S/o Shri Uttar Kumar Nayak Aged About 46 Years Assistant Teacher (LB) At Govt. Primary School Pipalkhunta, Block Basna, District Mahasamund (C.G.) 3 - Kriparam Sao S/o Shri Nandkumar Sao Aged About 39 Years Assistant Teacher (LB) At Govt. Primary School Chorbhatthi, Block Basna, District Mahasamund (C.G.) 3 / 5 4 - Smt. Kalpana Pradhan W/o Shri Bhabani Shankar Pradhan Aged About 40 Years Assistant Teacher (LB) At Govt. Primary School Salhejhariya, Sankul Garhphuljhar, Block Basna, District Mahasamund (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through 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, Distt- 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, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The District Panchayat, Mahasamund Through Its Chief Executive Officer, District Mahasamund (C.G.) 6 - The District Education Officer, Mahasamund, District Mahasamund (C.G.) 7 - Janpad Panchayat, Basna Through Its Chief Executive Officer, District Mahasamund (C.G.) 8 - Block Education Officer, Block- Basna, District Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. A. S. Rajput, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Akanksha Verma and Mr. Rishabh Bisen, Panel Lawyers 4 / 5 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 24/04/2025 1. Since identical issues involved in the above mentioned writ petitions, they are being heard and decided by this common order. 2. By the present writ petitions, 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. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners 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. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents, on instruction, submits that the communication of the Zila Panchayat which has been stated by the 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. 5 / 5 5. I have heard both the parties and perused the pleadings of the petitioners. 6. 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). 7. Looking to the submission made by the State counsel, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities/ 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 the date of receipt of a copy of this order, in accordance with law. The petitioners may apprise the Director Panchayat about the order of this Court. 8. With the aforesaid direction, these writ petitions are disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar