1 / 3 2026:CGHC:6950 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CONT No. 185 of 2026 1 - Pradeep Kumar Verma S/o Bhagwati Prasad Verma Aged About 46 Years Presently Posted As Head Master, Government Primary School, Bihajhar, Block - Bagbahara, District - Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh (The Block Name Is Wrongly Mentioned Bhagbahara On The Impugned Order Dated 04-08-2025) 2 - Bhukhan Lal Tande S/o Hariram Tande Aged About 57 Years Presently Posted As Head Master, Government Primary School Bhatgaon, Block Bagbahara, District Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh (The Surname Of The Petitioner And His Father, And Also Block Name Is Wrongly Metioned Bhagbahara On The Impugned Order Dated 04-08-2025) 3 - Sanat Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Bhuwan Lal Sahu Aged About 51 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Bidora, Block - Bagbahara, District Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh (The Block Name Is Wrongly Mentioned Bhagbahara On The Impugned Order Dated 04-08-2025) ... Petitioners versus 1 - Siddharth Komal Pardeshi The Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Revenue And Civil District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Shri Rajat Kumar The Secretary, Department Of General Administration, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.02.11 17:51:47 +0530 2 / 3 3 - Shri Avinash Tiwari The Deputy Director, Directorate Of Chhattisgarh State Audit Local Fund Audit, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Shri Vijay Lahare The District Education Officer, Mahasamund, District - Mahasamund Chhattisgarh 5 - Shri M.L. Mandvi The Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Bagbahara, District - Mahasamund Chhattisgarh 6 - Shri K.K. Verma The Block Education Officer, Bagbahara, District - Mahasamund Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. R.K. Verma, Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 09.02.2026 1. This contempt petition has been filed alleging willful disobedience of contempt of order dated 04.08.2025 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 1884 of 2021. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that respondents have not complied with the order passed by this Court. 3. When question is posed to learned counsel for the petitioner about the order dated 19.09.2025 passed by the Director Public Instructions Chhattisgarh, he submits that decision on representation has been taken by the officials of School Education Department, rejecting claim of petitioner, but officials of Panchayat has not taken any decision. 3 / 3 4. Perusal of the contempt petition would show that the petitioner has impleaded six respondents, five of whom are officers of School Education Department and only respondent no. 5 is an officer of Janpad Panchayat. 5. In the aforementioned facts of the case, this contempt petition is liable to be and is hereby dismissed for misjoinder of the parties, with liberty to the petitioners to file appropriate proceedings in accordance with law, if they so desire. Certified copy as per rules. sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Alfiza