1 2025:CGHC:27337 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5926 of 2025 1 - Kamalkant Dewangan S/o Suresh Chand Dewangan Aged About 39 Years Teacher Maths (E-Cadre), Govt. Middle School - Tarighat, Distt. Durg (C.G.) --- Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, First Floor, Block- C, Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.). 3 - Joint Director Education Division - Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.). 4 - Collector Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.) 5 - District Education Officer Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.) --- Respondents WPS No. 6062 of 2025 1 - Smt. Uttara Sahu W/o Ghanshyam Sahu Aged About 50 Years Teacher Hindi (E- Cadre), Govt. Middle School - Darbar Mokhali, Distt. Durg (C.G.) ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director, Directorate Of Public Instruction First Floor, Block- C, Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Joint Director Education Division - Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.). 4 - Collector Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.) 5 - District Education Officer Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.) --- Respondents Digitally signed by MOHAMMAD AADIL KHAN 2 WPS No. 6063 of 2025 1 - Smt. Sita Sah W/o Tanaji Sah Aged About 49 Years Teacher Hindi (E-Cadre), Govt. Middle School Janjgir, Distt. Durg (C.G.) ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, First Floor, Block-C, Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Joint Director Education Division Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G) 4 - Collector Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.) 5 - District Education Officer Dugu, Distt. Durg (C.G.) 6 - Block Education Officer Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.) --- Respondents WPS No. 6039 of 2025 1 - Om Kumar Khutiyare S/o Sadha Singh Aged About 55 Years Teacher Hindi (E- Cadre), Govt. Middle School - Dhour, District - Durg (C.G.) ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, First Floor, Block-C, Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Joint Director Education Division Durg, District - Durg (C.G.) 4 - Collector Durg, District - Durg (C.G.) 5 - District Education Officer Durg, District - Durg (C.G.) --- Respondents WPS No. 5991 of 2025 1 - Smt. Pinki Shrivastava W/o Kamlesh Kumar Shrivastava Aged About 56 Years Teacher Hindi (E-Cadre), Govt. Middle School - Potiyakala, Distt. Durg Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, First Floor, Block - C, Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Joint Director Education Division - Durg, Distt. Durg Chhattisgarh 4 - Collector Durg, Distt. Durg Chhattisgarh 5 - District Education Officer Durg, Distt. Durg Chhattisgarh --- Respondents WPS No. 5987 of 2025 1 - Rajeshwari Sahu W/o. Manoj Sahu, Aged About 43 Years Teacher Science (E- Cadre), Govt. Middle School- Malpurikala, Distt. Durg (C.G.) ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director, Directorate Of Public Instruction, First Floor, Block-C, Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District-Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Joint Director, Education Division - Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.) 4 - Collector, Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.) 5 - District Education Officer, Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.) --- Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Shrawan Agrawal, Advocate. For State/Respondents : Mr. S.P. Kale, Addl. Advocate General, Mr. Suyash Dhar, Deputy Govt. Advocate, Mr. S. Choubey, Mr. Khulesh Sahu, Mr. K.S. Saini, Panel Lawyers. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 24-06-2025 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 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 4 with irreparable loss. Therefore, the impugned orders are 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. They 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 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, and appear before the said Committee on 01st July, 2025. Thereafter, the Committee shall decide the representation(s) of the petitioners within seven days from the date of receipt of representation(s) in accordance with law in objective manner. Till decision on the representation is communicated to the respective petitioners, the impugned transfer orders 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 stand disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Aadil