1 2025:CGHC:45226 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 4728 of 2025 Dharamlal Lahre S/o Late Shri Negiram Lahre Aged About 62 Years Occupation Retired From The Post Of Lecturer At School Education Department, R/o Village Kurda, Champa, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The District Collector Korba District - Korba Chhattisgarh 4 - The District Education Officer District - Korba Chhattisgarh 5 - The Block Education Officer Block - Kartala, District - Korba Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Aniruddh Shrivastava, Advocate For State-respondent : Mr. Praveen Das, Dy. AG VASANT KUMAR Digitally signed by VASANT KUMAR Date: 2025.09.04 17:41:20 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma Order on Board 04/09/2025 1. By way of this petition, petitioner sought following relief(s) : “10.1 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus and quash the impugned recommendation of Committee dated 31/08/2024 and order dated 04/09/2024 (Annexure-P/1) passed by the Office of Respondent No. 01, whereby for the year 2024, the Dr. Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh Memorial Award has been postponed, in the interest of justice. 10.2 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus and directing the Respondent Authorities to kindly consider the claim of the petitioner for providing him Dr. Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh Memorial Award in Rajya Sikshak Samman Memorial Award, 2024, in furtherance of justice. 10.3 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus and directing the Respondents to kindly consider and decide the representations preferred by the Petitioner. 10.4 Any other relief/relief's which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper may also please be granted to the petitioner, in the interest of justice.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that by way of this instant petition, Petitioner is challenging the inaction of the Respondent Authorities whereby they have deprived the Petitioner from the Rajya Sikshak Samman Memorial Award despite the Petitioner has been selected by the Respondents itself, due to one fictious complaint made against the Petitioner by a local political 3 leader and vice president of some ocial organization to the Chief Minister. Also, the Petitioner is challenging the recommendation of Committee dated 31/08/2024 and order dated 04/09/2024 (Annexure-P/1) issued by the Office of Respondent No. 01, whereby for the year 2024 the Dr. Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh Memorial Award has been postponed. It is pertinent to mention here that the complaint made against the Petitioner was later withdrawn by the complainants but still the Respondents have not provided the Petitioner with the award of which he was selected by the Respondents for his excellent service and utmost dedication towards the society and education system. Hence the Petition. 3. Learned State counsel contended that the petitioner may file the fresh representation before the concerned authority and the concerned authority consider and decide the same, as per law. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record with utmost circumspection. 5. Considering the facts of the case and submission made by counsel for the respective parties, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to the petitioner to submit a fresh representation raising his grievances as raised in the petition before respondents No.1 & 2 within ‘15 days’ from today and in-turn respondents No.1 & 2 shall consider and decide the same within ‘90 days’ from the date of 4 filing of the representation, in accordance with rules, regulations and law. 6. With the aforesaid direction, this petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge Vasant