1 2025:CGHC:24795 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4758 of 2025 1 - Smt. Shabana Begam W/o Shakil Ahmad Aged About 55 Years Presently Posted As Teacher Government Middle School Gondpara, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Divisional Joint Director Bilaspur Division Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 4 - Collector Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 5 - District Education Officer Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4813 of 2025 1 - Rameshwar Pradhan S/o Shri Bhangiram Pradhan Aged About 44 Years Teacher (L.B.), Government Middle School, Sakribeda, District Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instructions (D.P.I.) Through Its Director, Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.06.17 17:54:10 +0530 2 3 - Collector District Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Joint Director Division Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 5 - District Education Officer District Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4783 of 2025 1 - Tijuram Kumeti S/o Late Gannuram Kuweti Aged About 56 Years Teacher (Lb), Government Middle School, Temrugaon District- Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mahanadi Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instructions (Dpi) Through Its Director, Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Collector District Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Joint Director Division Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 5 - District Education Officer District Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4778 of 2025 1 - Dakesh Kumar Sahu S/o Patiram Sahu Aged About 49 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher L.B. Government Primary School Kadamdih, Block And District Korba Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Divisional Joint Director Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 4 - Collector Korba District Korba Chhattisgarh 3 5 - District Education Officer Korba District Korba Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4772 of 2025 1 - Smt. Arti Dubey W/o Rajesh Dubey Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Teacher E (L.B.), Government Middle School Bus Stand Tilai, Block Akaltara, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Divisional Joint Director Education Division Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Collector Janjgir-Champa, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh 5 - District Education Officer Janjgir-Champa, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Smt. Bhagwati Rathore Teacher (L.B.), Government Middle School Bus Stand Tilai, Block Akaltara, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 4763 of 2025 1 - Smt. Umme Salma Qureshi W/o Late Khurshid Baksh Qureshi Aged About 53 Years Presently Posted As Teacher (Arts) Government Middle School Uslapur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Divisional Joint Director Bilaspur Division Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Collector Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 5 - District Education Officer Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Mateen Siddiqui, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Mateen Siddiqui, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 17-06-2025 1. By way of these writ petitions, the petitioners are challenging the impugned transfer order and action of the respondents whereby the petitioners have declared surplus Teacher 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 are 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. 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. She 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 five days from today, 5 and appear before the said Committee on 23rd June, 2025. Thereafter, the Committee shall decide the representation of the petitioners within seven 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 the petitioners are concerned, be kept in abeyance. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the present writ petitions stands disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Alok