1 / 3 2026:CGHC:22738 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4137 of 2026 Om Prakash Sahu S/o Shri Ramu Ram Sahu Aged About 51 Years Working As Lecturer (Political Science) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Nagarnar, Distt. -Baster.(C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar New Raipur, District -Raipur. (C.G.) 2. The Joint Director. Education Division- Baster, Distt. -Jagdalpur At Baster. (C.G.) 3. The District Education Officer, Kanker, District -North Baster, Kanker. (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Somkant Verma, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Shahil Singh, P.L. HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU Order on Board 14/05/2026 Heard 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.05.15 10:44:22 +0530 2 / 3 working as Lecturer (Political Science) at Government Higher Secondary School, Sureli, District North Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh, and has been transferred to Government Higher Secondary School, Nagarnar, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh, by order dated 09.06.2025. Learned counsel further submits that after joining at Government Higher Secondary School, Nagarnar, the Principal of the said school informed the petitioner through a certificate that a teacher of Political Science has already been posted in the said school since 2010 and, therefore, no post of Lecturer (Political Science) is available in the school. It is further submitted that the Principal is forcing the petitioner to teach the subject of Economics, for which the petitioner has submitted a representation dated 22.11.2025 (Annexure P-7) before the Joint Director, Education, Bastar Division (respondent No. 2), and prays that the same be decided. 2. Learned State counsel submits that if such a situation exists, the Principal ought to have informed the higher authorities, i.e., respondent No. 2, so that appropriate steps could have been taken. However, no such information has been received from the Principal of the said school. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. 4. Having considered the entire facts and circumstances of the case, 3 / 3 the writ petition is disposed off with a direction to the Principal Government Higher Secondary School, Nagarnar to place the exact vacant position of teachers in subject wise before the respondent No. 2 within a period of fortnight from today and thereafter the respondents No. 2 is directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders including the posting of the present petitioner within a further period of couple of weeks. 5. In view of the aforesaid, the present writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Jyoti