1 2025:CGHC:7099 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1087 of 2025 1 - Suresh Baiga S/o Sohan Baiga Aged About 26 Years R/o Baiga Para, Bhagwanpur, District- Koriya (C.G.) 2 - Savita D/o Shri Sohan Baiga Aged About 24 Years R/o Baiga Para, Bhagwanpur, District- Koriya (C.G.) 3 - Surekha Baiga W/o Shri Ram Narayan Baiga Aged About 25 Years R/o Rampur Para, Bhagwanpur, Post Bhagwanpur, District- Koriya (C.G.) 4 - Anand Kumar Baiga S/o Manilal Baiga Aged About 25 Years R/o Barhori, District- Koriya (C.G.) 5 - Vinod Kumar Baiga S/o Ram Pratap Baiga Aged About 32 Years R/o House No.- 27, Patel Para, Seri, District- Koriya (C.G.) ... Petitioners Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate, Education Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. C. Jayant K. Rao, Advocate For Respondents : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyer SB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 07/02/2025 SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY 2 1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for following reliefs: “10.1. That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue the appointment order in favour of the petitioners for the post of Assistant Teacher in pursuance to the notification dated 20.02.2014 in the ST (PVTG) category. 10.2. That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief as it may deems fit and appropriate.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners who belong to ST (Particular Vulnerable Tribal Group) are not being considered for the post of Assistant Teacher, as per the notification dated 20.02.2014. The advertisement has been issued by the School Education Department for various districts, wherein total 3758 posts are reserved for ST category and 20% of the ST posts are reserved for the PVTG category, therefore, the candidature of the petitioners has to be considered for the post of Assistant Teacher in light of the circular dated 20.02.2014. He submits that similar identical petitions have also been decided in light of the said circular and appointment orders have been issued to the similar situated candidates. He also submits that the petitioners may be given liberty to file a representation raising all their grievances before the concerned respondent authority to consider and decide their claim within stipulated time. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the State does not oppose the said submission. 3 4. I have heard learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the documents placed on record. 5. Considering the submissions made by the parties, and further considering the aforesaid aspect of the matter, the petitioners are granted liberty to file a representation raising all their grievances before the authorities concerned i.e. Respondent No.2 within a period of ten days from the date of copy of this order and, in turn, the Respondent No.2 is directed to consider and decide the said representation of the petitioners while passing appropriate order in a pragmatic manner within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of such representation, in accordance with law, keeping in mind the circular dated 20.02.2014 and further, considering this fact that similarly situated Teachers have already considered and they were given appointment order. 6. Accordingly, this petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Dey