1 / 3 2026:CGHC:22733 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4133 of 2026 Smt. Preety Pandey W/o Shri Rajesh Pandey Aged About 59 Years Working As Principal At Govt. High School, Anusuchit Jati Adarsh Kanya Deorikhurd, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Scheduled Cast And Scheduled Tribes, Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2. The Secretary School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3. The Commissioner Scheduled Cast And Scheduled Tribes, Development Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Somkant Verma, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Diksha Gouraha, Dy. G.A. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 14/05/2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner against the inaction on the part of the respondents in not considering the petitioner as a trained teacher. JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.05.15 10:44:22 +0530 2 / 3 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner seeks the benefit flowing from the circular issued by the State Government dated 22.11.1979, which specifically envisages waiver of the training requirement for declaring a teacher as a trained teacher in the event the teacher has either completed 20 years of service or has crossed the age of 50 years. 3. According to learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner has already crossed the age of 50 years and has also completed more than 20 years of service. Therefore, in view of the aforesaid circular, the petitioner is entitled to be declared as a trained teacher. 4. At this juncture, learned counsel for the petitioner confines the prayer to permitting the petitioner to submit a fresh representation before the higher authorities along with all relevant documents, which may be considered by the authorities concerned in accordance with the applicable rules, regulations and circulars governing the field, and if the petitioner is found entitled, the benefit be extended expeditiously. 5. The limited prayer sought by the petitioner is not opposed by learned State counsel, except submitting that the contentions raised by the petitioner are required to be verified from the service records of the petitioner. 6. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to take an appropriate decision 3 / 3 regarding the claim of the petitioner as to whether the petitioner is entitled to exemption for being declared as a trained teacher or not. 7. Let an appropriate decision in this regard be taken within a reasonable time from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 8. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Jyoti