1 2026:CGHC:14980 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2922 of 2026 1 - Sanjay Kumar Mishra S/o Late Ayodhya Prasad Mishra Aged About 53 Years Posted As Head Master (Primary) Government Primary School Paslihapara Block Bhaiyathan, District Surajpur (C.G.) 2 - Sikandar Tigga S/o Sonsay Tigga Aged About 53 Years Posted As Head Master (Primary) Government Primary School Dwarikanagar Block Surajpur, District Surajpur (C.G.) 3 - Dhaneshwar Prasad Singh S/o Pawan Sai Aged About 52 Years Posted As Head Master (Primary) Government Primary School Nawapara Kala Block Premnagar, District Surajpur (C.G.) 4 - Ramanand Jaiswal S/o Patilal Jaiswal Aged About 60 Years Posted As Head Master (Primary) Government Primary School Mahangai Block Premnagar, District Surajpur (C.G.) 5 - Ashok Kumar Myuradha S/o Bhajan Ram Aged About 53 Years Posted As Head Master (Primary) Government Primary School Lachha Block Surajpur, District Surajpur (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Under Secretary School Education Department Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Director Directorate Of Public Instructions Indrawati Bhawan, Block- Iii, 1st Floor, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Divisional Joint Director School Education Sarguja Division Ambikapur District Sarguja (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from CIS system) For Petitioners : Ms. Zainab Vanak, Advocate For Respondents/State : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Dy.G.A Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN 2 Order On Board 01/04/2026 1. Petitioners have filed this petition seeking following relief (s) :- “10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent State to consider the petitioner as trained Head Master (Primary School), as per circular dated 22.11.1979 issued by the Director Public Instructions. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent state to consider the candidature of the petitioner for promotion on the post of Lecturer from the post of Head Master (Primary School). 10.3 The Hon'ble Court may kindly grant any other writ/ writs, order/orders, relief/ reliefs in favour of the petitioner, which the Hon'ble Court deemed fit & just in the facts and circumstances of the case, including awarding of the costs to the petitioner.. 2. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that at this stage, she is not pressing this petition on merits and only seeking permission to submit representation before the competent authority to consider the grievance raised in this writ petition and direction be issued to take decision on the representation to be submitted by petitioners within specified time frame. 3. Learned State counsel would submit that she is having no objection to the limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioners. 4. On due consideration on the submission of learned counsel for parties, this writ petition at this stage is disposed of permitting petitioners to submit representation before the appropriate authority and if such representation is submitted, concerned authority shall consider and 3 take decision on the same in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within further period of four months from the date of receipt of representation. 5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Balram