1 2026:CGHC:24214-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WA No. 443 of 2026 1 - Likeshwari Thakur W/o. Alok Singh Thakur Aged About 36 Years Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) Government New Primary School Kolar, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Puran Lal Sahu S/o. Punit Ram Sahu Aged About 40 Years Working As Assistant Teacher Government Primary School Bhatgaon, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Annapurna Sahu W/o. Y.K. Sahu Aged About 42 Years Working As Assistant Teacher Government Primary School Bhatgaon, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Ekta Sharma W/o. Toufiq Khan Aged About 33 Years Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) Government Primary School Naveen Deendayal Nagar Nawapara, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Tripada Banswar W/o. Tuleshwar Kumar Banswar Aged About 36 Years Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) Government Primary School Naveen Deendayal Nagar Nawapara, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 6 - Omprakash Sahu S/o. Puran Lal Sahu Aged About 37 Years Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) Government Boys Primary School Badhaipara Nawapara, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2026.06.18 15:11:10 +0530 2 7 - Lokesh Kumar Dhritlahre S/o. Khemchand Dhritlahre Aged About 33 Years Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) Government Boys Primary School Badhaipara Nawapara, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 8 - Deepak Kumar Sahu S/o. Lalaram Sahu Aged About 37 Years Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) Government Boys Primary School Badhaipara Nawapara, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 9 - Indu Singh W/o. Manish Thakur Aged About 40 Years Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) Government New Primary School Dhimarpara, Riwa, Block- Arang, District- Raipur (C.G.) 10 - Rakesh Kumar Dewangan S/o. Chhabilal Dewangan Aged About 41 Years Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) Government New Primary School Dhimarpara, Riwa, Block- Arang, District- Raipur (C.G.) 11 - Hemlal Dewangan S/o. Ramkumar Dewnagan Aged About 42 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Chhatera, Block Arang District Raipur Chhattisgarh 12 - Tomin Dewangan W/o. Hemlal Dewangan Aged About 39 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Nisda, Block Arang District Raipur Chhattisgarh 13 - Sanat Sahu W/o. Chandrashekhar Sahu Aged About 44 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Dongitarai, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 14 - Sarita Deewan D/o. Gainddhar Deewan Aged About 53 Years Working As Lecturer, (L.B .) Government Primary School Raweli, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 15 - Budheshwar Kumar Dhruw S/o. Safur Ram Dhruw Aged About 41 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Mandlor, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 16 - Naveen Kumar Sahni S/o. Mahesh Kumar Sahni Aged About 43 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Ghont, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 17 - Seema Sahu W/o. Santosh Kumar Sahu Aged About 37 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government New Primary School Patewa, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 18 - Vedprakash Verma S/o. Jagmohan Lal Verma Aged About 49 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Ghonth, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 19 - Santosh Kumar Sahu S/o. Tula Ram Sahu Aged About 39 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Ghonth, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 20 - Shobha Dhruw W/o. Parath Kumar Dhruw Aged About 41 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Bagdehi Nawapara, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 21 - Mohit Lal Pandey S/o. Laxman Prasad Pandey Aged About 51 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Higher Secondry School Torla, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 22 - Savitri Sahu W/o Ramcharan Sahu Aged About 59 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Nahana Chandi, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 23 - Leeleshwari Tiwari Chandrakumar Tiwari Aged About 41 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School Dongitarai, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 24 - Vimal Kumar Verma S/o Tijau Ram Verma Aged About 51 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government New Primary School Abadipara Patewa, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 25 - Shivkumar Tandon S/o Mehattar Tandon Aged About 54 Years Working As Head Master, (L.B .) Government Primary School Nahanachandi, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 26 - Kheman Lal Thakur S/o Kali Ram Thakur Aged About 48 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Nahnachandi, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 27 - Chandrakumar Tiwari S/o Govind Prasad Tiwari Aged About 43 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, Government New Primary School Abadipara Patewa, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 28 - Kunti Thakur W/o Kheman Lal Thakur Aged About 40 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Sarakhi, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 29 - Anita Sahu W/o Bheshan Lal Sahu Aged About 40 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Nahana Chandi, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 30 - Mavish Kumar Sahu W/o Sukdev Ram Sahu Aged About 40 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Bhothidih, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 31 - Uma Nishad W/o Parmeshwar Lal Nishad Aged About 44 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Middle School Kurra, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 32 - Chandraprabha Sahu W/o Manoj Kumar Sahu Aged About 50 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Middle School Kurra, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 33 - Ramesh Kumar Kurre S/o Paltoo Ram Kurre Aged About 51 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Middle School Kurra, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 34 - Eshwari Sonwani W/o Babulal Sonwani Aged About 41 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School Bagdehi, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 35 - Menka Sahu W/o Dinesh Kumar Sahu Aged About 45 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School Bagdehi, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 36 - Chandrika Sahu W/o Ramnarayan Sahu Aged About 39 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Nahana Palaud, Block Arang District Raipur Chhattisgarh 37 - Chandra Shekhar Vishwakarma S/o Bhikhari Ram Aged About 44 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Nahana Kumhari, Block Arang District Raipur Chhattisgarh 38 - Nisha Yogi W/o Rajendra Nath Yogi Aged About 39 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Nisda, Block Arang District Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 39 - Bhagwat Ram Thakur S/o Baratu Ram Thakur Aged About 44 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Goinda, Block Arang District Raipur Chhattisgarh 40 - Gopi Ram Dhruw S/o Ishwar Lal Dhruw Aged About 51 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Mandlor, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 41 - Mamta Dhruw W/o Roshan Lal Dhruw Aged About 38 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Ghonth, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 42 - Pushpa Sahu W/o Bhola Ram Sahu Aged About 51 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School Dongitarai, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 43 - Vinita Gupta W/o Kunal Kishor Gupta Aged About 40 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School Bagdehi Nawapara, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 44 - Nidhi Dewangan W/o Gyanendra Dewangan Aged About 51 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Middle School Parsada (Sonth), Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 45 - Rambai Nishad W/o Umrao Sing Nishad Aged About 42 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School Ragdehi, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 46 - Humesh Kumar Patkar S/o Pyare Lal Patkar Aged About 36 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Kurra, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 7 47 - Gitanjali Dhruw W/o Tosh Kumar Dhruw Aged About 35 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Kurra, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 48 - Kalpana Verma W/o Vimal Kumar Verma Aged About 43 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Middle School Parsada (South), Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 49 - Nameshwari Sahu W/o Teman Kumar Sahu Aged About 37 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Nahana Chandi, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 50 - Hiralal Dewangan S/o Ramesh Kumar Dewangan Aged About 42 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Nisda, Block Arang District Raipur Chhattisgarh 51 - Aishwarya Kumar Sarwa S/o Jeevan Lal Sarwa Aged About 36 Years Working As Teacher, (L.B .) Government Upper Primary School Banspani, Block Nagri District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 52 - Amit Kumar Mishra S/o Deepak Mishra Aged About 43 Years Working As Head Master, Government Girls Primary School Piproud, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 53 - Asmita Sharma W/o Atul Kumar Sharma Aged About 42 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Banjari, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 54 - Bharti Dhruw W/o Poonam Singh Potai Aged About 37 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Parsada, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 8 55 - Latadevi Sahu W/o Dwarika Prasad Sahu Aged About 45 Years Working As Head Master, (L.B .) Government Primary School Bharenga, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 56 - Kacharu Ram Sahu S/o Thakur Ram Sahu Aged About 55 Years Working As Head Master, (L.B .) Government Primary School Khandwa, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 57 - Poornima Tandon W/o Mahendra Kumar Tandon Aged About 44 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Belbhata, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 58 - Narad Kumar Dhruw S/o Sewa Ram Dhruw Aged About 44 Years Working As Assistant Teacher, (L.B .) Government Primary School Cheriya, Block Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Appellant(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Throug The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, Revenue And Civil District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur Revenue And Civil District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction , Indrawati Bhawan Atal Nagar Naya Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - The Commisioner Cum Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Indravati Bhawan Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 9 5 - The Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 - The Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Dhamtari District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 7 - The Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat, Gariyaband District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh 8 - The Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Arang District Raipur Chhattisgarh 9 - The Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 10 - The Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Nagari, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 11 - The Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Mainpur, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh 12 - The District Education Officer Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 13 - The District Education Officer Gariyaband, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 14 - The District Education Officer Dhamtari District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 15 - The Block Education Officer Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 16 - The Block Education Officer Arang District Raipur Chhattisgarh 10 17 - The Block Education Officer Mainpur District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh 18 - The Block Education Officer Nagari District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Appellant (s) : Mr. R. K. Verma, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Prasun Kumar Bhaduri, Dy. A.G. 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 Mr. R. K. Verma, learned counsel for the appellants as well as Mr. Prasun Kumar Bhaduri, learned Deputy Advocate General, appearing for the Respondent/State on I.A. No.01, which is an application for condonation of delay in preferring the present appeal. 2 On due consideration the grounds assigned in the application (I.A. No.01), the same is allowed. Delay in preferring the present writ appeal is hereby condoned. 3 The present writ appeal is directed against the order dated 24.11.2025 passed by learned Single Judge of this Court in WPS No.4209/2025, whereby the writ petition filed by petitioners was dismissed. 11 4 Learned counsel appearing for the parties submit that the issue involved in this writ appeal has already been considered and decided by this Court vide judgment dated 13.03.2026 in Writ Appeal No.191/2026, whereby this Court has held as under:- “16. The entire controversy revolved around the Circular dated 10.03.2017 issued by the State Government with respect to the grant of Kramonnati Vetanman to the Assistant Teachers. It is necessary to notice here the circular dated 10.03.2017, which reads as under: छत्तीसगढ़ शासन समान्य प्रशासन विभाग मात्रालय माहानदी भान, नय रायप्र क्रमाक एफ 10-1/2008/1-3 नय रायपुरा दिदीनक 10/03/2017 प्रवि, शासन क समास् विभाग, अध्यक्ष, छत्तीसगढ़ राजस् माण्डल, वि(लसपुरा समास् विभागध्यक्ष, समास् सभागयक् समास् कल क्टस+, छत्तीसगढ़ विषय :- सहायक शिशाक्षक. क/ कमा/न्नवि  नमान प्रदीय विकए जन ((1। सदीभा+ :- इस विभाग क समासख्यक पुरिरापुत्रा दिदीनक 24.04.2006. -00- इस विभाग क सदीर्भिभा7 पुरिरापुत्रा द्वारा शिशाक्षक सग+ मा9 सहायक शिशाक्षक, शिशाक्षक था व्याख्य क/ समान्य प्रशासन विभाग क पुरिरापुत्रा कमाक एफ 1-1/1/ आप्र/99, दिदीनक 17.03.1999/19.04.1999 मा9 विनविहा शा= क अध्यधीन प्रथान कमा/न्नवि 12 ष+ (दी था विद्वाय क्रमा/न्नवि 24 ष+ (दी प्रदीन विकय गय हा?। वित्ती विभाग क ज्ञापुन कमाक 216/स-2802/10/वित्ती/विनयमा/धीरा, दिदीनक 04.08.2010 ( वित्ती विनदीAशा 32/2010) द्वारा क्रमा/न्नवि य/जन क/ सशा/धिधी करा शिशाक्षक था व्याख्य सग+ क/ प्रथामा उच्चरा समायमान  नमान 10 ष+ (दी ए विद्वाय उच्चरा समायमान  नमान 20 ष+ (दी दी न क विनर्ण+य शिलय गय हा?। 12 2/ अए उपुरा/क् विनर्ण+य क पुरिराप्र क्ष्य मा9 राज्य शासन द्वारा विनर्ण+य शिलय गय हा? विक इस विभाग क सदीर्भिभा7 पुरिरापुत्रा दिदीनक 24.04.2006 कH क विडक-2 मा9 " सहायक शिशाक्षक" क/ प्रथामा कमा/न्नवि 10 ष+ (दी ए विद्वाय क्रमा/न्नवि 20 ष+ (दी प्रदीन कH जए। 3/ उपुरा/क् विनर्ण+य क स(धी मा9 यहा स्पष्ट विकय ज हा? विक कमा/न्नवि कH दी य विशिथा क अनसरा क ल कल्पुविनक  न विनधी+रार्ण विकय जएग ए विकस प्रकरा क एरिरायस+ दी य नहाL हा.ग । 4/ यहा आदी शा वित्ती विभाग क कम्प्यNटरा कमाक एफ-2017- 01-01093 दिदीनक 09.02.2017 द्वारा दी गई सहामावि क आधीरा पुरा जरा विकय गय हा?। छत्तीसगढ़ क राज्यपुल क नमा स था आदी शानसरा, (एमा.आरा.ठो/कN रा) अरा सशिQ, छत्तीसगढ़ शासन समान्य प्रशासन विभाग 17. From perusal of the contents of the circular dated 10.03.2017, it is quite vivid that the Assistant Teachers, who were in Government service, are to be granted first Kramonnati Vetanman after 10 years of their service and second Kromonnati Vetanman after 20 years of their service, and the teachers and lecturers are to be granted first time-bound pay scale after 10 years of service and second time-bound pay scale after 20 years of service. 18. From Para-8.8 of the writ petition, undisputedly the petitioners have been appointed to the post of Shiksha Karmi Grade- III/Grade-II between the period of 2008 and 2013. It is also relevant to notice here paragraph 8.8 of the writ petition, which reads as follows: “8.8 Between 2008-2013, the Chief Executive Officer of Janpad Panchayat appointed the Petitioners in the post of Assistant Teacher Shikshakarmi Grade- 3/Teacher- Shikshakarmi Grade 2. After completion of 2 years from the date of joining, the Petitionerswho were 13 appointed as Assistant Teachers were Regularization by the Chief Executive Officer of Janpad Panchayat and Teachers were Regularization by the Chief Executive Officer of Zila Panchayat.” 19. When the petitioners in the present writ petition were appointed between 2008 and 2013, they had not completed 10 years of their service on the date when the Circular dated 10.03.2017 was issued. 20. From a bare perusal of the Circular dated 10.03.2017, it is abundantly clear that the said circular does not deal with or extend benefits to the Teachers belonging to the Panchayat Cadre, including Shiksha Karmi. The circular specifically provides for the grant of first-time- bound pay scale and second-time-bound pay scale to regular Government employees, in accordance with the earlier circulars issued by the State Government dated 17.03.1999 and 19.04.1999. 21. In the present case, the petitioners were working as Shiksha Karmi under the Panchayat Department, and it is an undisputed position that Shiksha Karmi were not employees of the State Government until their absorption into the School Education Department pursuant to the policy decision of the State Government dated 30.06.2018. Before such absorption, their appointment, service conditions, and other benefits were governed by the statutory framework applicable to Panchayat employees, and not by the rules or circulars applicable to State Government employees. 22. Therefore, since the petitioners were admittedly the employees of the Panchayat Department before the absorption policy came into force, they cannot claim the status of a Government Servant for the purpose of 14 seeking the benefit of time-bound pay scale or Kramonnati Vetanman under the Circular dated 10.03.2017. Their service conditions were governed by the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Shiksha Karmi (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2007, the Rules of 2012, or any other rules framed under Section 95 of the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993, which regulate the service conditions of Panchayat employees. 23. Thus, in view of the clear distinction between State Government employees and Panchayat cadre employees, the petitioners cannot derive any benefit from the Circular dated 10.03.2017 or the earlier circulars dated 17.03.1999/19.04.1999, as those circulars apply solely to Government servants of the State, and not to employees appointed under the Panchayat department. 24. The distinguishable feature of the case of Smt. Sona Sahu (Writ Appeal No. 261/2023) are that she was appointed to the post of Assistant Teacher vide order dated 29.07.2005 and was posted at Government Primary School, Narayanpur. On 01.07.2011, the State Government, Department of Finance and Planning issued a Circular regarding Kramonnati Vetanman to the employees. The Department of Panchayat and Rural Department, Chhattisgarh, Raipur, also issued a Circular dated 02.11.2011 regarding Kramonnati Vetanman after completion of 10 years of service. On 17.05.2013, the department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Chhattisgarh, Raipur issued another circular with respect to the equalisation of pay scale between Government Teachers and Teacher Panchayat after completion of 08 years of their services. Further, vide circular dated 14.11.2014, the earlier circular dated 02.11.2011 was cancelled with effect from 01.05.2013. The petitioner was granted the 15 benefit of Kramonnati Vetanman vide order dated 15.01.2020, but the said order was cancelled vide order dated 29.02.2020 on the ground that the Circular dated 02.11.2011 has already been cancelled with effect from 01.05.2013 vide order dated 14.11.2014, and since the petitioner, who has not completed 10 years of her service in the cadre, was not entitled to Kramonnati Vetanman. While passing the order dated 15.01.2020, the authorities had considered the circulars dated 07.03.2019, 06.04.2019, and granted Kramonnati Vetanman to Sona Sahu with effect from 01.08.2015 and thereafter the concerned authority sou motu re-considered the order dated 15.01.2020 and passed the order on 29.02.2020, by which the benefit granted to Smt. Sona Sahu was cancelled. While considering the matter, the concerned authority had not consider the circular dated 10.03.2017 and 07.03.2019. In the peculiar facts of the case of Smt. Sona Sahu (Writ Appeal No. 261/2023) was granted the benefit of Kramonnati Vetanman, vide order dated 28.02.2024, passed in Writ Appeal No. 261/2023. The challenge of the order dated 28.02.2024 passed in Writ Appeal No. 261/2023, and Review Petition No. 147/2024 is dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide order dated 17.03.2025, passed in SLP (C) Diary No. 58525/2024, by observing that in the peculiar facts of the case of Smt. Sona Sahu, no interference is called for, and accordingly, the SLP(C) was dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. 25. In the present case, the petitioners are appointed to the post of Shiksha Karmi by the Panchayat Department. They were not government employees till 2018, when their services were absorbed by the school education department. Therefore, they cannot claim parity and benefit at par as has been 16 granted to Smt. Sona Sahu (Writ Appeal No. 261/2023). 26. Further, Clauses 4 and 5 of the absorption order dated 30.06.2018 clearly restrict the grant of any benefit to the employees of the Panchayat Department whose services have been absorbed with the school education department for the benefit of arrears prior to 01.07.2018. Clauses 4 and 5 of the absorption order dated read as under: “4/ शिक्षक (एल.बी.) सं वर्ग क देय संमस्त लभ क लिलय संव क र्गणना सं विवलिलयना दिदेनाक 01 जुलई 2018 सं क जुयर्ग। 5/ दिदेनाक 01 जुलई 2018 क पू#व क अवलि% क लिलय विकसं भ प्रकर क एरिरयसं क पूत्रत नाहीं+ हींर्ग।" 27. On 06.04.2019, the State Government School Education Department issued another Circular with respect to the further proceedings under the Rules of 2019, in which it has been provided that: " इसं विवभर्ग द्वार जुर सं विवलिलयना विनादे. कम क एक दिदेना क 30.06.2018 क क वि/क 5 म0 स्पष्ट उल्लखि6त हीं7, विक दिदेना क 01.07.2018 क पू#व क अवलि% क लिलए विकसं भ प्रकर क एरिरयसं क पूत्रत नाहीं हींर्ग अर्था त पू#व क एरिरयसं स्क# ल शिक्ष विवभर्ग द्वार देय नाहीं+ हीं9र्ग। पू#व म0 शिक्षक (पू चायत/ नार्गरय विनाकय) सं वर्ग क कम चार, जु वत मना म0 शिक्षक एल.बी. सं वर्ग क रूपू म0 कय रत हीं<, क सं विवलिलयना पू#व क अवलि% क ल विबीत स्वत्व9 क भर्गतना पूत्रतनासंर सं बी लि%त विवभर्ग द्वार हीं विकय जुयर्ग।" 28. The present writ appeal has been filed by the appellants/petitioners seeking the benefit of Kramonnati under the Circular dated 10.03.2017, claiming parity with the case of Smt. Sona Sahu (Writ Appeal No. 261/2023). The petitioners were initially appointed as Shiksha Karmi under the Panchayat 17 Department between 2008 and 2013, and their services were regularized by the order passed by the Chief Executive Officer of the respective Janpad and Zila Panchayats. They continued to serve under the Panchayat department till 2018, when they were absorbed into the School Education Department pursuant to the State Government policy dated 30.06.2018. Their service prior to absorption was governed by the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Shiksha Karmi Rules, 2007, and subsequent rules framed under the Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993. 29. The Circular dated 10.03.2017, on which the petitioners rely, specifically applies to Assistant Teachers under the School Education Department who have completed 10 years of service. In contrast, the petitioners’ service as Shiksha Karmi under the Panchayat department cannot be treated as equivalent to service under the School Education Department. The factual distinction is material, and the principles of parity require that employees claiming equal treatment must be similarly situated in all material aspects, which is not the case here. 30. This has consistently held in WP(S) No. 208/2012, WP(S) No. 2530/2017, WP(S) No. 10335/2019, WP(S) No. 1021/2021, and WP(S) No. 3369/2021 that the services of the Shiksha Karmi governed by Panchayat rules are not entitled to pay scales or other benefits applicable to teachers of the School Education Department. The learned Single Judge rightly distinguished the case of Smt. Sona Sahu (Writ Appeal No. 261/2023), after independently examining the entitlement of the petitioners, concluded that the Circular dated 10.03.2017 does not apply to their service. 31. The learned Single Judge after adverting and considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, elaborately 18 considered various judgments passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Rohan Vijay Nahar and Others v. The State of Maharashtra and Others 2025 INSC 1296, State of Punjab and Others vs. Jagjit Singh and Others, 2017 (1) SCC 148, Khoday Distiliaries Limited (Now known as Khoday India Limited) and Others vs. Shree Mahadeshwara Shahkara Sakkare Karkhane Limited Kollegal 2019 (4) SCC 376 and Ravi Prakash Sahu vs. State of Chhattisgarh order dated 08-09-2025 passed learned Single Judge of this Court in WPS No. 10335/2019, decided the writ petition filed by the writ appellants/petitioners in which, we do not find perversity or infirmity. The consideration of the learned Single Judge in the impugned order is well merited based on a proper appreciation of the facts and law applicable to the case. 32. 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.” 5 With respect to the employees who entered service on or after 2008, their writ appeals have been decided in the aforesaid Writ Appeal No. 191/2026. So far as the employees who entered service prior to 2008 are concerned, their writ appeals have been decided by this Court in Writ Appeal No. 193/2026. In the present writ appeal as well as in the writ petition, the petitioners have not specifically pleaded the dates of their entry into service. However, 19 from the documents of appointment annexed with the writ petition as Annexure P/1, it transpires that some of the petitioners were appointed after 2008, while some were appointed prior to 2008. Therefore, the case of the writ appellants who were appointed prior to 2008 has been considered in light of the fact that Writ Appeal No. 193/2026 has already been decided by this Court vide order dated 13.03.2026, and their cases are similar to those of the present writ appellants. Accordingly, relevant portions of the order passed in Writ Appeal No. 193/2026 are also taken into consideration while deciding the present appeal, which are as under: “20. When the petitioners in the present writ petition were appointed between 2008 and 2013, they had not completed 10 years of their service on the date when the Circular dated 10.03.2017 was issued. 21. From a bare perusal of the Circular dated 10.03.2017, it is abundantly clear that the said circular does not deal with or extend benefits to the Teachers belonging to the Panchayat Cadre, including Shiksha Karmi. The circular specifically provides for the grant of first-time- bound pay scale and second-time-bound pay scale to regular Government employees, in accordance with the earlier circulars issued by the State Government dated 17.03.1999/19.04.1999. 22. In the present case, the petitioners were working as Shiksha Karmi under the Panchayat Department, and the Shiksha Karmi were not the employees of the State Government until their absorption into the School Education Department pursuant to the policy decision of the State Government dated 20 30.06.2018. Before such absorption, their appointment, service conditions, and other benefits were governed by the statutory framework applicable to Panchayat employees, and not by the rules or circulars applicable to State Government employees. 23. Therefore, since the petitioners were admittedly the employees of the Panchayat Department before the absorption policy came into force, they cannot claim the status of a Government Servant for the purpose of seeking the benefit of time-bound pay scale or Kramonnati Vetanman under the Circular dated 10.03.2017. Their service conditions were governed by the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Shiksha Karmi (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2007, the Rules of 2012, or any other rules framed under Section 95 of the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993, which regulate the service conditions of Panchayat employees.” 6 They further submitted that since the facts and issue involved in the present case is identical to that of Writ Appeal No.191/2026, and Writ Appeal No. 193/2026, this appeal may also be dismissed in the same terms. 7 Having considered the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and having gone through the materials on record, it is evident that the facts and issue involved in this appeal is identical to Writ Appeal No.191/2026 and Writ Appeal No. 193/2026, this Court deems it appropriate not to take a view other than what has been taken in Writ Appeal No.191/2026 and Writ Appeal No. 193/2026 decided on 13.03.2026. 21 8 Accordingly, the present appeal is dismissed in terms of the order dated 13.03.2026 passed by this Court in Writ Appeal No.191/2026 and Writ Appeal No. 193/2026. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice sagrika