1 2025:CGHC:28474 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6495 of 2025 1 - Dinbandhu Sarkar S/o Nirapad Sarkar Aged About 52 Years Occupation- Teacher (L.B.), Posting Place At Govt. Middle School Matoli, Block Development- Koyali Beda, Thasil Phakanjur, Distt Uttar Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh 2 - Gopal Chandra Vishwas S/o Late Harendra Vishwas Aged About 57 Years Occupation- Teacher (L.B.), Posting Place At Govt. Middle School Khairkatta, Block Development- Koyali Beda, Thasil Phakanjur, Distt Uttar Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh 3 - Pravir Kumar Vishwas S/o Bhola Nand Vishwas Aged About 49 Years Occupation- Teacher (L.B.), Posting Place At Govt. Middle School P.V.21, Block Development- Koyali Beda, Thasil Phakanjur, Distt Uttar Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh 4 - Bablu Mandal S/o Santosh Mandal Aged About 39 Years Occupation- Teacher (L.B.), Posting Place At Govt. Girls Middle School Pakhanjur, Block Development- Koyali Beda, Thasil Phakanjur, Distt Uttar Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh 5 - Sujit Kumar Haldar S/o Late Balram Haldar Aged About 56 Years Occupation- Teacher (L.B.), Posting Place At Govt. Middle Secondary School P.V.85 (Radhapur), Block Development- Koyali Beda, Thasil Pakhanjur, Distt Uttar Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh 6 - Virendra Kumar Korram S/o Phool Singh Korram Aged About 40 Years Occupation- Teacher (L.B.), Posting Place At Govt. Middle School Irakbutta, Block Development- Koyali Beda, Thasil Pakhanjur, Distt Uttar Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) 2 versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, School Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - The Joint Director Education, Division Bastar, Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh 3 - District Education Officer Distt Uttar Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh 4 - Collector Distt Uttar Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ashok Patil, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Khulesh Sahu, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 27-06-2025 1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner(s) is/are challenging the impugned transfer order(s) and action of the respondents whereby the petitioner(s) has/have been declared surplus Teacher(s) and consequently transferred under the Teacher Rationalization Instructions. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) 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 petitioner(s) and if the petitioner(s) is/are not granted interim relief, he/she/they will suffer with irreparable loss. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) further submit that the petitioner(s) has/ have not joined in his/her/their transferred place of posting till date. Therefore, the impugned order(s) is/are liable to be set aside. 3 3. Learned counsel for the State would submit that after due verification of records the petitioner(s) has/have been transferred under the rationalization instructions issued by the State Government. It is further submitted that if the petitioner(s) is/are having any grievance, he/she/they may move fresh representation before the concerned District/Divisional Rationalization Committee and the Committee will take a decision on his/her/their representation(s) 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 petitioner(s) is/are directed to make fresh representation(s) before the concerned District/Divisional Rationalization Committee within a period of five days from today and thereafter the Committee shall decide the same within a further period of five days from the date of receipt of representation(s) in accordance with law in objective manner. Till representation(s) of petitioner(s) is/are decided, there shall be status quo as it exists today so far as transfer of present petitioner(s) is/are concerned. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the present writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge sagrika