1 2026:CGHC:24250-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WA No. 493 of 2026 1 - Hajrat Ali S/o Najar Mohammad Aged About 49 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Garuddol, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 2 - Ramesh Singh Porte S/o Shri Prem Singh Porte Aged About 47 Years Presenty Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School, Garuddol, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 3 - Raghu Pratap Singh S/o Mr. Ramcharan Singh Aged About 50 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Garuddol, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 4 - Smt Durgawati Tigga W/o Shri Kamal Say Kujur Aged About 47 Years Presenty Working As Head Master (Middle School) At Govt. Middle School, Parasgadi, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 5 - Susheela Singh D.O Lacchan Say Aged About 53 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Middle School, Garuddol, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) ANURADHA TIWARI Digitally signed by ANURADHA TIWARI Date: 2026.06.18 10:18:12 +0530 2 6 - Surekha Dass W/o Shri Virendra Aged About 57 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Lalpur, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 7 - Binod Kumar Lakra S/o Kamil Lakra Aged About 48 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Paradol, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 8 - Kishor Monu Kujur S/o Ruben Kujur Aged About 41 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Nawadih, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 9 - Kiran Lakra W/o Binod Lakra Aged About 47 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Garuddol, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 10 - Geeta Devi W/o Shri Sumer Aged About 53 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Phatpani, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 11 - Pritam Singh S/o Late Mr, Jagarnath Sinhg Aged About 59 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Mero, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 12 - Abdul Karim S/o Abdul Rahim Aged About 60 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Middle School, Chiraipani, Block 3 Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 13 - Pramila Yadav W/o Rameshwar Kumar Aged About 39 Years Presenty Working As Head Master (Primary School) At Govt. Primary School, Rapakheda, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) ... Appellants versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 2 - The Secretary Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 3 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 4 - Commissioner Cum Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 5 - District Education Officer Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 6 - Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 7 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 4 8 - Chief Executive Officer Anpad Panchayat, Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 9 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Bharatpur, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 10 - Block Education Officer Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 11 - Block Education Officer Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 12 - Block Education Officer Bharatpur, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 13 - Sunder Ram Kawarth S/o Late Pancham Ram Aged About 61 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Siryakhah, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 14 - Raghuber Singh S/o. Shri Man Singh, Aged About 55 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Badkadan, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 15 - Taramani Rajwade S/o. Shri Panchu Ram Rajwade Aged About 49 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Garuddol, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 16 - Pratap Singh Shyam S/o Late Bagar Say Aged About 51 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Siriyakhoh, 5 Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) Advocate 17 - Kiran Kispotta W/o. Ful Say, Aged About 49 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Chiraipani, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 18 - Smt Indravati Sahu W/o Shri Rajkumar Sahu Aged About 47 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Sirauli, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 19 - Ajay Bhushan Ekka S/o Late Shri Benedict Ekka Aged About 51 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Chiraipani, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 20 - Manisha Sharma W/o Akhilesh Sharma Aged About 48 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Kathoutiya, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 21 - Kaveri Singh W/o Mr. Deo Bahadur Singh Aged About 52 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Jhagrakhand, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 22 - Saroj Yadaw W/o Shri Shankar Yadaw Aged About 53 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Bangi, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 6 23 - Moti Singh S/o Bhim Singh Aged About 55 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Middle School, Singhat, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 24 - Chandan Kumar Dutta S/o N.G. Dutta Aged About 59 Years Presenty Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Haldibadi, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 25 - Narendra Singh S/o Mr. Kalang Singh Aged About 55 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Middle School, Kurasia, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 26 - Anand Ram Thakur S/o Late Hans Lal Thakur Aged About 55 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Middle School, Katkona, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 27 - Vijay Kumar Singh S/o Shri Ram Singh Aged About 50 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Lakrapara, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 28 - Sammal Singh S/o Shri Bhondu Singh Aged About 50 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Middle School, Funga, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 29 - Ujahir Singh S/o Rama Singh Aged About 48 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Middle School, Painari, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 7 30 - Hira Singh S/o Late Dhan Singh Aged About 53 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Middle School, Phatpani, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 31 - Tumeshwar Singh S/o Ranjeet Singh Aged About 58 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Middle School, Mangora, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 32 - Man Singh Wakrey S/o Shri Khyal Singh Aged About 51 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Middle School, Belkamar, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 33 - Brijmohan Sen S/o Late Ramkewal Aged About 59 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Salka, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 34 - Mewalal S/o Shri Basant Singh Aged About 50 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Karitihai, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 35 - Chhatrapati Singh S/o Late Umend Singh Aged About 53 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Belbahra, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 36 - Meera Pradhan W/o Shri Mahendra Pradhan Aged About 53 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Samarmada, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 8 37 - Vijay Kumar Yadav S/o Sita Ram Yadav Aged About 54 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Middle School, Sajapahad, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 38 - Balkaran Singh S/o Mr. Ram Lakhan Singh Aged About 53 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Jadahari, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 39 - Mangal Singh S/o Dhani Singh Aged About 60 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Belkamar, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 40 - Mohan Singh S/o Sahdev Singh Aged About 61 Years Presenty Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School, Karichhapar, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 41 - Sukhsen Singh S/o Chhatrapal Singh Aged About 57 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Katkona, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 42 - Ujeet Singh S/o Shri Dashrath Singh Aged About 52 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Newari, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 43 - Vifaiya Sonwani W/o Jamaluddin Khan Aged About 60 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Khadgawan, Block Khadgawan, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 9 44 - Motilal Yadav S/o Ramkhelawan Aged About 54 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Harritola, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 45 - Basanti Toppo W/o Charles Toppo Aged About 44 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Harritola, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 46 - Suresh Kumar Napit S/o Late Chhatrapati Aged About 52 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Putadand, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 47 - Surajlal Singh S/o Shivcharan Singh Aged About 52 Years Presenty Working As Head Master At Govt. Middle School, Badkabahara, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 48 - Kaushilya Singh W/o Bhupat Singh Aged About 49 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Sirauli, Block Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) 49 - Kamar Jahan Khan W/o Jami Hasan Aged About 53 Years Presenty Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Devgarh, Block Bharatpur, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (Chhattisgarh) ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Appellants : Mr. Rupendra Kumar Dewangan, Advocate 10 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 95 days in filing the instant appeal. 2. After hearing the learned counsel for the appellants 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 95 days in filing the instant appeal is hereby condoned. 3. The appellants have filed this writ appeal against the order dated 24.11.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in WPS No.9112 of 2025 and other connected matters, by which the learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ petition filed by the writ petitioners / appellants herein. 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 passed in WA No.193 of 2026 (Pushpalata Manikpuri & Others vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), wherein this Court held as under:- 11 “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 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 12 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