1 2026:CGHC:24200-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WA No. 469 of 2026 Kuber Nath Meshram S/o Bisan Lal Meshram Aged About 62 Years Presently Retire As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt Primary School, Bendkuea, Block- Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) ... Appellant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Naya Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Naya Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction Indrawati Bhawan Atal Nagar Naya Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Commissioner Cum Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Atal Nagar Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 5 - District Edcation Officer Gariyaband District- Gariyaband (C.G.) ANURADHA TIWARI Digitally signed by ANURADHA TIWARI Date: 2026.06.18 10:18:13 +0530 2 6 - Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Gariyaband District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 7 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Gariyaband District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 8 - Block Education Officer Gariyaband District- Gariyaband District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 9 - Than Singh Sinha S/o Narayan Lal Sinha Aged About 61 Years Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt Primary School, Kosambuda, Block- Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 10 - Ishwari Lal Dewangan S/o Maya Ram Dewangan Aged About 57 Years Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt Primary School, Junadih, Block- Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 11 - Sumar Singh Thakur S/o Mansha Ram Thakur Aged About 53 Years Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt Primary School, Chikhli, Block- Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 12 - Rajendra Kumar Bage S/o Neelkanth Bage Aged About 56 Years Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt Primary School, Parsuli, Block- Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 13 - Lekhchand Thakur S/o Lakhan Lal Thakur Aged About 58 Years Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt Primary School, Hardi, Block- Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 14 - Balkrishna Dhruw S/o Kartik Ram Dhruw Aged About 58 Years Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt Primary School, Gatadadar, Block- Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 3 15 - Devendra Kumar Verma S/o Bhuwan Lal Verma Aged About 54 Years Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt Primary School, Hathbay, Block- Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 16 - Khilawan Sahu S/o Mangal Singh Sahu Aged About 52 Years Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt Primary School, Jhalkhamar, Block- Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 17 - Smt. Kamini Markam W/o Sukhchand Markam Aged About 42 Years Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt Primary School, Kas, Block- Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 18 - Smt. Bhagwati Sahu W/o Budh Ram Sahu Aged About 54 Years Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt Primary School, Shyam Nagar Hardi, Block- Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 19 - Asha Gupta S/o Kushali Gupta Aged About 56 Years Presently Working As Teacher (L.B) At Govt Middle School, Chindoula, Block- Gariyaband District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 20 - Anup Kumar Koshriya S/o Kripa Ram Koshriya Aged About 54 Years Presently Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt Middle School, Kosambuda, Block- Gariyaband District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 21 - Smt. Meena Chakradhari D/o Laxman Prasad Chakradhari Aged About 47 Years Presently Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt Primary School, Barula, Block- Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 22 - Anil Kumar Bhoi S/o Uttar Kumar Bhoi Aged About 49 Years 4 Presently Working As Lecturer (L.B) At Govt High School Chutku Nawapara Block- Gariyaband District- Gariyaband (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Appellant : Mr. Basant Kaiwartya, Advocate For Respondents-State : Mr. Prasun Kumar Bhaduri, Deputy Advocate General Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 17.06.2026 1. Heard on I.A. No.01, which is an application for condonation of delay of 84 days in filing the instant appeal. 2. After hearing the learned counsel for the appellant and considering the reasons mentioned in the application, we are of the considered opinion that sufficient cause has been shown in the application and accordingly, I.A. No.01 is allowed and delay of 84 days in filing the instant appeal is hereby condoned. 3. The appellant has filed this writ appeal against the order dated 24.11.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in WPS No.10125 of 2025 and other connected matters, by which the learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ petition filed by the writ petitioner / appellant herein. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the parties submit that the issue involved in this writ appeal has already been considered and 5 decided by this Court vide judgment dated 13.03.2026 passed in WA No.193 of 2026 (Pushpalata Manikpuri & Others vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), wherein this Court held as under:- “33. Upon perusing the impugned order, we notice that the same has been rendered by the learned Single Judge with cogent and justifiable reasons. In an intra-court appeal, no interference is usually warranted unless palpable infirmities are noticed. Learned Single Judge while dismissing the writ petition by the impugned order has adverted to all the facts of the case. We do not find any fault in the impugned order. 34. In view of the above, the writ appellants/petitioners have failed to demonstrate that they are similarly situated to the petitioner in Writ Appeal No. 261/2023 (Smt. Sona Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh and Others). Their claim under the Circular dated 10.03.2017 is, therefore, misconceived, and the learned Single Judge has rightly dismissed the writ petition. Accordingly, the present writ appeal is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed.” They further submitted that since the facts and issue involved in the present case is identical to that of WA No. 193 of 2026, this appeal may also be dismissed in the same terms. 5. Having considered the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and having gone through the materials on record, it 6 is evident that the facts and issue involved in this appeal is identical to WA No. 193 of 2026, this Court deems it appropriate not to take a view other than what has been taken in WA No. 193 of 2026. 6. Accordingly, the present appeal is dismissed in terms of the order dated 13.03.2026 passed in WA No. 193 of 2026. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Anu