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2025 DAILYLAW 36202 (CHH)

LALIT KUMAR SAHU v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

WPS/8298/2025 · 2025-07-21

Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

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1 2025:CGHC:34990 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8298 of 2025 1 - Lalit Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Thanwar Prasad Sahu, Aged About 48 Years Posted And Working As Lecturer (Lb) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Karga, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Sonal Sahu W/o Shri Lalit Kumar Sahu Aged About 42 Years Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle School, Kondapar, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 3 - Smt. Leela Sahu W/o Shri Neelkant Sahu, Aged About 36 Years Posted And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary School, Madeli, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 4 - Smt. Purnima Sahu W/o Shri Gajendra Kumar Sahu, Aged About 40 Years Posted And Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Madeli, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 5 - Manoj Kumar Mahle S/o Shri Posu Ram Mahle, Aged About 45 Years Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle School, Fusera, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 6 - Kundan Lal Sirdar S/o Shri Basant Lal Sirdar Aged About 49 Years Posted And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary School, Charbhatha, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 7 - Smt. Dooj Bai Kanwar W/o Shri Kundan Lal Sirdar, Aged About 51 Years Posted And Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Bichpara Parkhada, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 8 - Smt. Kavita Dehare W/o Shri Toran Lal Dehare, Aged About 48 Years Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Girls Middle School, Charmudiya, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 9 - Smt. Narmada Thakur W/o Shri Dinesh Kumar Thakur, Aged About 52 Years Posted And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. New Boys Primary School, Kurud, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 10 - Smt. Yamini Sinha W/o Shri Rakesh Kumar Sinha Aged About 41 Years VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Digitally signed by VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2025.07.24 11:34:22 +0530 2 Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Girls Middle School, Charmudiya, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 11 - Smt. Hempushpa Bais W/o Shri Prahlad Bais, Aged About 47 Years Posted And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. New Boys Primary School, Kurud, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 12 - Smt. Sandhya Bais W/o Shri Virendra Kumar Bais, Aged About 56 Years Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle School, Umarda, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 13 - Bheemrao Meshram S/o Shri Manilal Meshram, Aged About 35 Years Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle School, Mandroud, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 14 - Smt. Tokeshwari Diwan W/o Shri Kamlesh Kumar Diwan, Aged About 40 Years Posted And Working As Lecturer (Lb) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Kanharpuri, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 15 - Smt. Umarani Kurre W/o Shri Mahesh Kurre, Aged About 53 Years Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle School, Kamraud, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 16 - Smt. Rekha Sahu W/o Shri Ajay Kumar Sahu, Aged About 45 Years Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Girls Middle School, Charmudiya, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 17 - Tokeshwar Chandrakar S/o Shri Tej Ram Chandrakar, Aged About 56 Years Posted And Working As Lecturer (Lb) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Bagaud, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 18 - Narendra Kumar Sinha S/o Shri Harish Chandra Sinha, Aged About 42 Years Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle School, Navin Gatapar, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 19 - Kamlesh Kumar S/o Shri Yuvraj, Aged About 40 Years Was Posted As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Thuha, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.), R/o Village - Kamraud, Post - Mandraud, Police Station - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 20 - Smt. Manjulata Sahu W/o Shri Ramdayal Sahu, Aged About 42 Years Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle School, Mongra, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 21 - Ramdayal Sahu S/o Shri Narad Sahu, Aged About 48 Years Posted And Working As Lecturer (Lb) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Madeli, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 3 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Director, Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer, Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 5 - Block Education Officer, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 6 - Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) ---- Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pramod Ramteke, Advocate For Respondent(s)/State : Mr. Sabyasachi Choubey, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice R avindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 22/07/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking direction towards the respondent/ authorities for grant of Kramonnati Vetanman on completion of 10 years of service in view of the order passed by Division Bench of this High Court in WA No. 261/2023 on 28.02.2024 and also as per circular dated 10.03.2017. issued by the State Government of C.G. 2. The claim of the petitioners are with regard to grant of Kramonnati Vetanman. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that with regard to award of Kramonnati Vetanman some circular has also been issued by the respondent-State. Apart from this, Division Bench of this Court in case of Smt. Sona Sahu vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others in W.A. No. 261 of 2023 has also consider the identical issue. Petitioners are 4 also entitle for Kramonnati Vetanman. He further submits that at present, this petition may be disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to make a representation to the competent authority in light of order passed by this Court in W.A. No.261 of 2023 dated 28/02/2024. 3. Learned State counsel opposes the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioners. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings and the documents. 5. Against the order passed in WA No. 261 of 2023, the State preferred a review petition bearing REVP No. 147 of 2024, which was considered and rejected by a detailed order. There against the State filed an SLP before the Supreme Court bearing SLP (C) No. 58525 of 2024, which was dismissed by order dated 17.03.2025. 6. Be that as it may, looking to the limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioners, this petition at this stage is disposed of permitting the petitioners to make representation raising all grounds as raised in this writ petition to competent authority annexing all relevant documents and judgment of this Court passed in W.A. No. 261 of 2023. On such representation being made, it is expected that the competent authority shall consider the same in accordance with law considering the circular(s) issued in this regard, in light of judgment of this Court in W.A. No.261 of 2023 within further period of 4 months from the date of receipt of such representation. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of this case, it is for the competent authority to consider the claim of petitioners on its own merits. 7. With this observation, the writ petition stands disposed of Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge ved