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2026:CGHC:6108
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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5306 of 2023 Bhuneshwar Shukla S/o. Shri Nand Kumar Shukla, Aged About 50 Years, Working as Assistant Teacher (LB) at Government Primary School Gabradih, Block - Saja, District - Bemetara Chhattisgarh, R/o. LIG - 12/206, Mansarovar Colony, Ardhnarishwar Mandir, Bhilai -3, Charoda, District - Durg, Chhattisgarh. --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through its Secretary, Department Of School Education, Naya Raipur , District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - District Education Officer, Bemetara, District - Bemetara, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 5465 of 2023 Smt. Sangeeta Shukla W/o Shri Bhuneshwar Shukla, Aged About 41 Years, Working as Assistant Teacher (LB) at Government Primary School Ruse, Block Saja, District Bemetara (Chhattisgarh) R/o LIG 12/206, Mansarovar Colony, Ardhnarishwar Mandir, Bhilai-3, Charoda, District Durg (Chhattisgarh) SHYNA AJAY Digitally signed by SHYNA AJAY DN: cn=SHYNA AJAY, o=PERSONAL, st=Chhattisgarh, c=IN
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---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of School Education, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 2 - District Education Officer Bemetara, District Bemetara (Chhattisgarh)
--- Respondent(s)
(Cause Title downloaded from CIS Periphery) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vinod Deshumukh, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ashutosh Shukla, Panel Lawyer
S B: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad
Order on Board
03/02/2026
1. Since identical issue is involved in these writ petitions, they are being heard together and decided by this common order. 2. By way of these petitions, the petitioners are challenging the impugned memo dated 21.7.2023 (Annexure P/1), whereby the petitioners have been served with a charge sheet. 3. Heard on the applications (IA No.1/2026 in both the petitions) for disposal of these petitions in view of the subsequent order dated 23.1.2026 passed by the District Education Officer, Bemetara. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of the subsequent order dated 23.1.2026 (Document-A) passed by the
3 District Education Officer, Bemetara, the Departmental Enquiry has been closed. He submits that the grievance raised by the petitioners has been redressed. 5. The relevant portion of the order dated 23.1.2026 is reproduced below :
"काኋालኋीन आदेश ्ቅमांक / 4601 / शिशकाኋत / न.्ቅ.292/2023-24 csesrjk, दिदनांक 18. 07.2023 अनुसार ्ቦी भुने्ቫर शुक्ला, सहाኋक, शिश्ቌक (एल.बी.) शास.्ቚाथ. शाला कटाई तथा ्ቦीमती संगीता शुक्ला, सहाኋक शिश्ቌक (एल.बी.) शास.्ቚाथ. शाला नांदल fo ख.
नኋागढ़ जि'ला बेमेतरा का वि)भागीኋ 'ांच हेतु आदेशिशत विकኋा गኋा था, 'ो विक तत्कालीन जि'ला शिश्ቌा अधि.कारी बेमेतरा के आदेश ्ቅमांक / 1627/ शिशकाኋत/न.्ቚा.292/2020 बेमेतरा , दिदनांक 02.12.2020 के ्ቛारा पू) में वि)भागीኋ 'ांच कर ली गई है ए)ं 'ांच अधि.कारी ्ቛारा काኋालኋ ्ቚाचाኋ शास.उ. गा.वि).झाल वि).ख.न)ागढ़ जि'ला बेमेतरा के ्ሺा.्ቅ./636 'ांच ्ቚवित./ 2020 झाल, दिदनांक 22.12.2020 ्ቛारा 'ांच ्ቚवित)ेदन काኋालኋ जि'ला शिश्ቌा अधि.कारी बेमेतरा में ्ቚस्तुत विकኋा 'ा चुका है। अतः आदेश ्ቅमांक/4601 / शिशकाኋत/न.्ቅ. 292/2023-24 बेमेतरा, दिदनांक 18.07.2023 को विनरस्त करते हुኋे वि)भागीኋ 'ांच को नस्तीब्ቍ विकኋा 'ाता है।"
6. The applications are not opposed by the other side. 7. In that view of the matter, in the opinion of this Court, nothing survives for adjudication in the matter. 8. Consequently, both the Petitions are disposed of. Sd/-
(Amitendra Kishore Prasad)
Judge Shyna Ajay