1 / 3 2026:CGHC:3815 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 743 of 2026 Shruti Pandey W/o Sanjay Pandey Aged About 47 Years Posted As Lecturer (English) Government Dkp Higher Secondary School Kota (Sages), R/o House No. 10, Shailendra Nagar, Ameri, Bilaspur District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur District Raipur, (C.G.) 3 - The District Collector-Cum-Chairman Sages Management And Operations Committee, Kota, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 4 - District Education Officer Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Block Education Officer Kota, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.01.24 16:51:03 +0530 2 / 3 6 - Divisional Joint Director School Education Division, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 7 - Principal Government Dkp Higher Secondary School Kota (Sages), Block Kota, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Ishan Verma, Advocate For State : Mr. Rishabh Bisen, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 22/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is holding the post of Lecturer (English) and was posted at Govt. DKP Higher Secondary School (Kota) (SAGES). State Govt. has taken a decision to establish English Medium School in the name and style of Swami Atmanand Excellence English Medium School by upgrading the existing school. School in which the petitioner is posted i.e. Govt. DKP Higher Secondary School (Kota) (SAGES) has been upgraded and converted as Swami Atmanand Excellence English Medium School. He also contended that according to the policy, teachers in Swami Atmanand Excellence English Medium School are to be posted on deputation for which consent of the employee is required. Petitioner was asked to submit consent, however, she refused to give consent for her posting in Swami Atmanand Excellence English Medium School, but no order has been passed. Since then, petitioner is still performing her duties in the Swami Atmanand Excellence English Medium School without being any proper order in this regard. Aggrieved by which, petitioner has submitted representation before respondent No.3/Collector on 24.11.2025, however, till date no decision has been taken on her 3 / 3 representation, therefore, a direction be issued to respondents No.3 to take decision on the claim of petitioner at the earliest. 2. Learned State counsel submits that in view of the limited prayer made by leaned counsel for petitioner, he is having no objection. 3. On due consideration on the submission of learned counsel for parties and nature of grievance raised, this writ petition at this stage is disposed of permitting petitioner to submit fresh representation before respondents No.3 and 4 and if such representation is submitted, respondents No.3 and 4 shall consider and take decision on the representation to be submitted by petitioner expeditiously preferably within further period of four weeks from the date of receipt of representation. 4. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen