1 / 2 2026:CGHC:5507 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 11657 of 2025 Swami Ram Verma S/o Late Reva Ram Verma, Aged About 40 Years Working As Teacher, Panchayat (Now Teacher L.B.), Government Middle School, Mudaghusaaree Jangal, Tahsil - Bodla, District - Kabirdham (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Directorate Of Public Education, Chhattisgarh, Indrawati Bhawan, Block - 3, First Floor, New Raipur, Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer, Kawardha, District - Kabirdham (C.G.) 4 - Block Education Officer, Block - Bodla, Kawardha, District - Kabirdham (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Avinash K. Mishra, Advocate For State : Mr. Kalpesh Ruparel, Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.02.02 11:29:28 +0530 2 / 2 31/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset submits that he is not pressing this writ petition on merit and only seeking a direction to respondent No.3/District Education Officer to take decision on representation submitted by petitioner expeditiously, within time frame. 2. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, he is having no objection. 3. On due consideration of submission of learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition at this stage is disposed of directing respondent No.3/District Education Officer to take decision on the pending representation of petitioner in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period 8 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen