1 2026:CGHC:2356 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7763 of 2023 1 - Virendra Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Ramdayal Sahu Aged About 36 Years Teacher (L.B.) Working At Govt. Middle School Gitapahar, District- North Baster, Kanker (C.G.) 2 - Arun Sahu S/o Shri Punnu Lal Sahu Aged About 36 Years Teacher (L.B.) Working At Govt. Middle School Mahud District- North Baster, Kanker (C.G.) 3 - Suresh Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Trilochan Ram Sahu Aged About 42 Years Teacher (L.B.) Working At Govt. Middle School Siharinala, District- North Baster, Kanker (C.G.) 4 - Omprakash Dhruw S/o Shri Parashu Ram Dhruw Aged About 37 Years Teacher (L.B.) Working At Govt. Middle School, Basanwahi, District- North Baster, Kanker (C.G.) 5 - Dileshwar Kumar Nishad S/o Shri Dhalsingh Nishad Aged About 42 Years Teacher (L.B.) Working At Govt. Middle School Gotulmunda, District- Balod (C.G.) 6 - Doman Singh Sahu S/o Shri Pardeshi Ram Sahu Aged About 38 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Urmapal, District- Sukma (C.G.) RAGHVENDRA JAT Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 7 - Dhananjay Sahu S/o Shri Hriday Ram Sahu Aged About 38 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Potakebin Pakela, District- Sukma (C.G.) 8 - Durdesh Kumar Patel S/o Shri Kirtan Ram Patel Aged About 45 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Ashram Shala, Kikirpal, District- Sukma (C.G.) 9 - Kesho Ram Sahu S/o Shri Umendi Ram Sahu Aged About 37 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Surrepal, District- Sukma (C.G.) 10 - Bilas Kumar Sao S/o Shri Haribandhu Sao Aged About 40 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Kavasiras, District- Sukma (C.G.) 11 - Dushyant Kumar Pisda S/o Shri Deendayal Pisda Aged About 37 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Meshiras, District- Sukma (C.G.) 12 - Ku. Yogita Netam D/o Shri P.S. Netam Aged About 40 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Birsathpal, District- Sukma (C.G.) 13 - Virendra Kumar Nag S/o Shri Ranu Ram Nag Aged About 42 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Talnar, District- Sukma (C.G.) 14 - Sakha Ram Negi S/o Shri Leur Negi Aged About 39 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Pakela, District- Sukma (C.G.) 15 - Smt. Laxmi Dhruw W/o Late Shri Aatma Ram Aged About 39 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Chhindgarh, District- Sukma (C.G.) 16 - Smt. Mamta Gorla W/o Shri G. Nag Bhushnam Aged About 37 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Chhindgarh, District- Sukma (C.G.) 3 17 - Smt. Anita Barse W/o Shri Budhara Barse Aged About 37 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Kanjipani, District- Sukma (C.G.) 18 - Subal Kumar Singh S/o Shri Hem Sagar Singh Aged About 39 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Mundwal, District- Sukma (C.G.) 19 - Ishwar Singh Netam S/o Shri Bed Ram Netam Aged About 40 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Urmapal, District- Sukma (C.G.) 20 - Umesh Kumar Churendra S/o Shri Jagannath Churendra Aged About 38 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Kunna, District- Sukma (C.G.) 21 - Ku. Rekha Gandharla D/o Shri Ramaiya Gandharala Aged About 35 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Potakebin Tongpal, District- Sukma (C.G.) 22 - Ku. Rosy Uyake D/o Shri P.R. Uyake Aged About 36 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Potakebin Tongpal, District- Sukma (C.G.) 23 - Ku. Sulekha Uyake S/o Shri Peela Ram Uyake Aged About 34 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Potakebin Tongpal, District- Sukma (C.G.) 24 - Suresh Prajapati S/o Shri Gurudayal Prajapati Aged About 39 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Janpad Middle School Chhindgarh, District- Sukma (C.G.) 25 - Prahlad Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Aaju Ram Sahu Aged About 46 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Pittepara, District- Sukma (C.G.) 4 26 - Smt. Kalpana Korram W/o Shri Naresh Kumar Korram Aged About 34 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Kasanpal, District- Sukma (C.G.) 27 - Sahadev Ram Sori S/o Late Shri Milap Singh Aged About 50 Years Teacher (L.B.) Govt. Middle School Doleras, District- Sukma (C.G.) 28 - Dilharan Dhruw S/o Shri Sankar Lal Dhuruw Aged About 48 Years Lecturer (L.B.) Govt. High School Kundanpal, District- Sukma (C.G.) 29 - Samrat Nishad S/o Shri Manbodh Nishad Aged About 43 Years Lecturer (L.B.) Govt. Hr. Sec. School Panduka, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Director Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer Kanker, District- North Baster, Kanker (C.G.) 5 - District Education Officer Balod, District- Balod (C.G.) 6 - District Education Officer Sukma, District- Sukma (C.G.) 5 7 - District Education Officer Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Manoj Chauhan, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/State : Mr. Hari Om Rai, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 14/01/2026 1. By way of this petition, the petitioners has prayed for following reliefs:- “10.1 That, this Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to pass similar order passed in WPS No. 1711/2022 in matter of Rajeev Kumar Mishra & others, on 15.03.2022. 10.2 Any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit.” 2. Brief facts of the case, is that, the petitioners were appointed as Shiksha Karmis under the Department of Panchayat and Rural Development and, pursuant to their appointments, they joined their duties at their respective places of posting, where they have been continuously working till date and are receiving their salaries from the concerned department. Subsequently, the post of Shiksha Karmi was renamed as Assistant Teacher (P), Teacher (P) and Lecturer (P), and the State Government, by taking a policy decision for absorption of Shiksha Karmis into the School Education Department, issued an order dated 30.06.2018 prescribing certain conditions; in compliance thereof, the 6 concerned District Education Officer issued absorption orders in favour of the petitioners, as a result of which their services now stand absorbed in the School Education Department and they are working under its administrative control. That the petitioners, who were appointed by order dated 29.06.2010 and are still working under the respondents, are similarly situated to other employees who approached this Hon’ble Court by filing writ petitions seeking appropriate directions for absorption in the School Education Department from a particular date, and upon hearing the parties, this Hon’ble Court was pleased to pass an order directing the authorities to decide their representations. Hence, this petition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners may be allowed to make representation for their absorption in Department of School Education from a particular date before the respondents and the same may be directed to be decided expeditiously. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the same. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Be that as it may, the petitioners are at liberty to prefer such representation along with copy of this order before the respondents / competent authority within 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order and, in turn, if any such representation is preferred by the present petitioners for their absorption from a 7 particular date, the respondents / competent authority is directed to consider and decide the said representation in accordance with law and on its own merit by passing a reasoned and speaking order preferably within three months from the date of filing of said representation. However, it is made clear that this Court has neither expressed any opinion on the merits of the case nor issued any direction for absorption of the petitioners from a particular date. 7. With the aforesaid observation and direction the instant writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Raghu Jat