1 2025:CGHC:24235-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WA No. 347 of 2025 1 - Phaneendra Kumar Baghel S/o Mahadev Baghel Aged About 30 Years Earlier Working As Guest Faculty (Zoology) At Hidma Manjhi Government College, Katekalyan, District : Dantewada, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Higher Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 – Commissioner, Higher Education Department, Block C- 3, 2nd And 3rd Floor, Indrawati Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - The Principal, Hidma Manjhi Government College, Katekalyan, District : Dantewada, Chhattisgarh 4 - Hemant Kumar Dewangan S/o Shri Nand Kumar Dewangan Aged About 35 Years Earlier Working As Guest Faculty (English) At Hidma Manjhi Government College, Katekalyan (Petitioner No. 1), District : Dantewada, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.06.17 10:47:35 +0530 2 For Appellant : Mr. Govind Prasad Dewangan, Advocate For Respondents No.1 to 3/State : Mr. S. S. Baghel, Dy. Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 16.06.2025 1. Heard Mr. Govind Prasad Dewangan, learned counsel for the appellants as well as Mr. S. S. Baghel, learned Dy. Govt. Advocate appearing for respondents No.1 to 3/State on I.A. No. 01/2025, which is an application for condonation of delay of 196 days in filing the present writ appeal. 2. For the reasons mentioned in I.A. No. 01/2025, the same is allowed. Delay is condoned. 3. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the writ appeal is heard finally. 4. The present writ appeal is directed against the order dated 3.9.2024 passed by learned Single Judge of this Court in WPS No.4682/2024, whereby the writ petition filed by the writ petitioner / appellant herein was disposed of. 5. 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 08.11.2024 in WA No.729 of 2024, whereby the Division Bench of this Court has 3 held as under:- “17. We are totally in agreement with the reasons and observations of the learned Single Judge which is just and proper warranting no interference. No relief(s) as sought for by the appellant/writ petitioner can be granted in this appeal as it is for the State to decide what would be the best in the interest of the institution and the students. Even otherwise, the learned Single Judge has made it clear that the appellant/writ petitioner shall not be replaced by similar set of Guest Lecturer having similar qualification as the appellant is having and to that extent, the rights and interest of the appellant/writ petitioner remains secure. 18. As a result, this appeal stands dismissed.” 6. In view of above, the present writ appeal is dismissed in terms of the order passed by this Court in WA No.729 of 2024. No cost(s). Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice S. Bhilwar/ Jyoti