1 2025:CGHC:26811 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4452 of 2025 1 - Raji Varghese S/o Late T.M. Varghese Aged About 57 Years Presently Posted As Lecturer, Sages, Government Girls Higher Secondary School No. 2, Jagdalpur, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Prakash Chandra Rath S/o S.N. Rath Aged About 57 Years Presently Posted As Lecturer, Sages, Government Girls Higher Secondary School Jamawada, Jagdalpur, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Tejpal Singh S/o Late Darshan Singh Aged About 55 Years Presently Posted As Lecturer, Sages, Railway Colony Higher Secondary School, Jagdalpur, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Surendra Singh Nayan S/o Gajraj Singh Nayan Aged About 58 Years Presently Posted As Lecturer, Government Higher Secondary School Cikhlakasa, Dondi, District- Balod, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Smt. Padma Singh W/o Anil Singh Aged About 57 Years Presently Posted As Lecturer, Government Higher Secondary School Adawal, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Anil Thankachan S/o Late V.M. Thankachan Aged About 55 Years Presently Posted As Lecturer, Government Higher Secondary School Adawal, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Smt. Vinti Das W/o Vijay Das Aged About 60 Years Presently Posted As Lecturer, Sages, Railway Colony Higher Secondary School, Jagdalpur, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 8 - Mrs. Rachna Dimple Jacob W/o Vincent Jacob Aged About 57 Years Presetly Posted As Lecturer, Government Model Higher Secondary School, Pharasgaon, District- Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 9 - K.S. Murthy S/o K. Anjaneyulu Aged About 59 Years Presently Posted As Lecturer, Government Higher Secondary School, Ghatlohanga, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 10 - Dilip Kumar Dewangan S/o Chandan Ram Aged About 60 Years Presently VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Digitally signed by VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2025.06.25 11:17:10 +0530 2 Posted As Lecturer, Government Higher Secondary School, Ghatlohanga, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - The Director Directorate Of Public Instructions, Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - The Joint Director Directorate Of Public Instructions, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 6 - The Joint Director Department Of School Education, Bastar Division, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 7 - The District Education Officer Tehsil And District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pranjal Agrawal, Advocate For Respondent(s)/State : Mr. Ajit Singh, Govt. Advocate Mr. Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 23/06/2025 1. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners against the inaction on the part of the respondents in not considering the petitioners as trained Teacher. 3 2. According to the counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners are trying to take the benefit, which falls from the circular of the State Government dated 22.11.1979, which specifically envisages waving of undergoing the training process for declaring a teacher as a trained teacher, in the event if, the teacher has completed either 20 years of service or has crossed the age of 50 years. 3. According to the counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners have already crossed the age of 50 years and the petitioner has completed more than 20 years of service. Thus, according to the petitioners, in view of the circular of the State Government, the petitioners have become entitled to be declared as trained teacher. 4. At this juncture, the limited prayer that counsel for the petitioners prays for is that the petitioners have already represented to the higher authorities in the department and they may further be made to make a fresh representation to the higher authorities supported with all relevant documents and which the authorities concerned may consider in accordance with rules, regulations and circulars governing the field, and in case if, the petitioners are found entitled for the benefit, the same be extended at the earliest. 5. The limited prayer sought for by the petitioners is not opposed by the State counsel, except for the fact that contentions raised by the petitioners need to be verified from the service records of the petitioners. 6. Given the said submissions by the counsel for the parties, the writ petition stands disposed of directing respondents No. 2 & 4 to take an appropriate 4 decision in case of the petitioners deciding their representation dated 02.05.2025 (Annexure P/9) in accordance with law and also in view of the notification dated 20.12.2011 (Annexure P/2) and the notification dated 22.11.1979 (Annexure P/6), if still applicable to the case of the petitioners. 7. Let an appropriate decision be taken in this regard at the earliest preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 8. The petitioners are directed to produce a copy of this order along with a copy of writ petition to the authorities concerned within a period of two weeks from today. 9. With the aforesaid observation, the present writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge ved