1 2026:CGHC:5311 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 13653 of 2025 1 - Rakesh Kumar Sharma S/o Late Dau Lal Sharma Aged About 61 Years Working As Assistant Director/principal, Govt. Hr. Sec. School (Suspended), O/o The District Education Officer, Baloda Bazar, Distt. Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Director Public Instructions, Chhattisgarh H.Q. Indrawati Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Joint Director Education Division, Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - The District Education Officer Education District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh. 5 - The Managing Director Samagra Shiksha, Chhattisgarh, H.Q. 2nd Floor, Unified Education Building, Pension Bada, Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Shri R. Someshwar Rao Retired Lecturer, Govt. Multipurpose Hr. Sec. School, Bhatapara, R/o Bhatapara Road, Beside Maruti Hotel, In Front Of Irrigation Colony, Ward No. 21, Civil Lines, Baloda Bazar, Distt. Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Yashwant Singh Thakur, Add. Advocate 2 General along with Mr. Love Sharma, Panel Lawyer For Respondent No. 5 : Ms. Akanksha Jain, Advocate For Respondent No. 6 : Mr. Amrito Das, Advocate along with Mr. Yashraj Verma, Advocate Single Bench : Hon'ble Shri Justic e Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 30/01/2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition praying for the following reliefs:- “10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the impugned suspension order, dated 17.10.2025 (Annexure P/1). 10.2 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or suitable direction to the respondent authorities to grant all the consequential benefits in accordance with law. 10.3 This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow any other relief as the Hon’ble Court deemed fit and proper along with the cost of petition.” 2. Learned counsel for the respective respondents raises an objection with regard to maintainability of the writ petition on the ground that the order under challenge is an order of suspension passed under Rule 9 of the Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1966 (hereinafter for brevity referred to as the Rules, 1966), and it is appealable under Rule 23 of the Rules, 1966. 3. After arguing for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the objections raised by the learned counsel for the respective respondents, he seeks permission of 3 this Court to withdraw this writ petition, with liberty to avail the other alternate remedy available under the law. 4. In view of the submission made by learned counsel for the respective parties, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. 5. Certified copy as rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Arpan/Day