1 / 3 2026:CGHC:3822 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 726 of 2026 1 - C.S. Thakur S/o Late Jaitram Thakur Aged About 57 Years Working As Principal, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Dornapal, Block - Konta, District - Sukma (C.G.) 2 - B.L. Aursa S/o Puran Prasad Aged About 45 Years Working As Principal, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Konta, Block - Konta, District - Sukma (C.G.) 3 - K. Rama Yashwant Rao S/o Narsingh Aged About 49 Years Working As Principal, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Arrabor, Block - Konta, District - Sukma (C.G.) 4 - Dushyant Kumar Kaushik S/o Shri Laxmi Prasad Aged About 55 Years Working As Principal, Govt. High School, Polampalli, Block - Konta, District - Sukma (C.G.) 5 - Sahdev Singh S/o Rajaram Singh Aged About 51 Years Principal, Govt. High Secondary School, Konta, Block - Konta, District - Sukma (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.01.24 16:51:03 +0530 2 / 3 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Collector Sukma, District - Sukma (C.G.) 4 - The District Education Officer Sukma, District - Sukma (C.G.) 5 - P. Shriniwasrao Originally Posted As Headmaster (Middle School), Boys Residential School, Maraiguda, Presently Holding The Charge Of Block Education Officer, Konta, District - Sukma (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. K.K. Pandey, Advocate For State : Mr. Kalpesh Ruparel, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 22/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are holding post of Principal and posted at different Govt. Higher Secondary Schools as mentioned in the particulars of writ petition. District Collector vide order dated 14.08.2023 has deputed respondent No.5 as In- charge Block Education Officer and since then he is working as In- charge Block Education Officer. Petitioners who are much senior to respondent No.5 holding post of Principal are being forced to work under respondent No.5 who is lower in cadre and junior to petitioners. Petitioners have submitted representations before the Collector, however, no decision has been taken and therefore a direction be 3 / 3 issued to respondent No.3 to take decision on the representation at the earliest. 2. Learned counsel for the State submits that order which is filed as Annexure P-1 is of the year 2023 and at that time petitioners may also be working as Headmaster or the Lecturer which are the equivalent post . He however submits that in view of limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioner of taking decision on representation, it will be considered in accordance with law if not already decided. 3. In view of submission of learned counsel for the parties, without entering into merit of case, this writ petition at this stage is disposed of directing respondent No.3 to take decision on representation dated 03.12.2025 Annexure P-5 submitted by petitioners, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of 6 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, keeping in mind the circular and directives issued by the State Govt. in this regard. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen