1 2025:CGHC:24051 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4461 of 2025 1 - Rajesh Kumar Shukla S/o Late Shri Ramesh Shukla Aged About 57 Years Working As Lecturer, R/o Village Bandha Bazar, Post Bandha Bazar, District- Mohala- Manpur- Ambagarh Chowki --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The District Education Officer District- Mohala- Manpur- Ambagarh Chowki 3 - The Block Education Officer Block- Ambagarh Chowki, District- Mohala- Manpur- Ambagarh Chowki 4 - The Principal Government Higher Secondary School, Block Ambagarh Chowki, Meregaon, District- Mohala-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki 5 - The Principal Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Block Mohala, Mohala, District- Mohala-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4478 of 2025 1 - Siddheshawari Verma D/o Gopal Ram Verma Aged About 34 Years Working As Lecturer, Subject Mathematics, Government Higher Secondary School, Meregaon, Block Ambagarh Chowki, District - Mohala-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Digitally signed by VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2025.06.14 13:48:00 +0530 2 2 - The District Education Officer District Mohala-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki 3 - The Block Education Officer Block - Ambagarh Chowki, District Mohala- Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki 4 - The Principal Government Higher Secondary School, Meregaon Block Ambagarh Chowki, District Mohala-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki 5 - The Principal Government High School, Madiyanawadwi Block Mohala, Mohala, District Mohala-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4527 of 2025 1 - Jeevan Lal Sahu S/o Ganesh Ram Aged About 42 Years Working As Teacher Govt. Primary School Manjhitola, Block Ambagarh Chowki District - Mohala Manpur Ambagarh - Chowki (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur Atal Nagar, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The District Education Officer District Mohala Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 3 - The Block Education Officer Block Ambagarh Chowki District - Mohala Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 4 - The Principal Govt. Primary School Manjhitoal Block Ambagarh Chowki District - Mohala Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 5 - The Principal Govr. Primary Schoo, Ghodagaon Block Manpur Manpur District- Mohala Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4494 of 2025 1 - Ashveen Kumar Kothari S/o Jhumlal Kothari Aged About 37 Years Working As Lecturer, Subject Chemistry, Government Higher Secondary School, Meregaon, Block Ambagarh Chowki, District- Mohala-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki ---Petitioner(s) Versus 3 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The District Education Officer District- Mohala-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki 3 - The Block Education Officer Block- Ambagarh Chowki, District- Mohala- Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki 4 - The Principal Government Higher Secondary School, Block Ambagarh Chowki, Meregaon, District- Mohala-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki 5 - The Principal Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Block Mohala, Mohala, District- Mohala-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Jasraj Singh Bhatia, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Deputy G.A. Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 13/06/2025 1. By way of these writ petitions, the petitioners are challenging the impugned transfer orders and action of the respondents, whereby the petitioners have been declared surplus Teachers and consequently transferred under the Teacher Rationalization Instructions. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that list of surplus Teachers published by the respondents is against the rationalization instructions, and the same is arbitrary as no proper opportunity of hearing was given to the petitioners, and if the petitioners are not granted interim relief, they will suffer with irreparable loss. Therefore, the impugned order is liable to be set aside. 4 3. Learned counsel for the State would submit that after due verification of records, the petitioners have been transferred under the rationalization instructions issued by the State Government. Learned State counsel would further submit that if the petitioners are having any grievance, they may move fresh representation before the concerned District Rationalization Committee, and the Committee will take a decision on their representation in accordance with law within a stipulated period. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings and documents. 5. In view of submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the petitioners are directed to make fresh representation before the concerned District Rationalization Committee within a period of 05 days from today, and appear before the said Committee on 19th June, 2025. Thereafter, the Committee shall decide the representation of the petitioners within 07 days from the date of receipt of representation in accordance with law, in objective manner. Till decision on the representation is communicated to the petitioners, the impugned transfer order issued under Teacher Rationalization Instructions, so far as petitioners are concerned, be kept in abeyance. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the present writ petitions stand disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge ved