1 2025:CGHC:38063 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8697 of 2025 1 - Gurudev Prasad Rathore S/o Late Guharam Rathore Aged About 55 Years Posted And Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Block Kharsia, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Joint Director Bilaspur, Division Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - District Education Officer Raigarh, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 6 - Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat, Raigarh, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 7 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Kharsiya, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 8 - Block Education Officer Block Kharsiya, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2025.08.02 11:23:38 +0530 2 For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Laxmeen Kashyap, on behalf of Mr. Pramod Ramteke, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Subyasachi Choubey, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 01/08/2025 1. The claim of the petitioners in the present petition is with regard to grant of 1st and 2nd Kramonnati Vetanman. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that with regard to award of the 1st and 2nd Kramonnati Vetanman, some circular has been issued by the respondent/State. Apart from this, Division Bench of this Court in case of “Smt Sona Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh and others” in WA No. 261 of 2023 has also considered the identical issue. The petitioners are also entitled for the 1st and 2nd Kramonnati Vetanman. He further submits that at present, this petition may be disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to make a representation to respondents/ competent authority in light of order passed by this Court in WA No. 261 of 2023. 3. Learned State counsel opposes the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioners. 4. Be that as it may, looking to the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for petitioners, this petition, at this stage, is disposed of permitting the petitioners to make representation raising all grounds as raised in the writ petition to respondents/competent authority annexing 3 all relevant documents, and judgment of this Court passed in WA No. 261 of 2023. On such representation being made, it is expected that the respondents/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 WA No. 261 of 2023 within further period of four months from the date of receipt of such representation. 5. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case, and it is for respondents/competent authority to consider the claim of petitioners on its own merits. 6. With this observation, the present writ petition stand disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge sagrika