1 2026:CGHC:25961 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4688 of 2026 Haridas Manikpuri S/o Mohandas Manikputi Aged About 53 Years Occupation Teacher Government Middle School Bela Block Division Korba District Korba C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary School Education Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nava Raipur District Raipur C.G. 2 - Director Public Instruction Directorate Chhattisgarh First Floor C- Block Indiravati Bhavan Naya Raipur District Raipur C.G. 3 - Joint Director Education Department Bilaspur District Bilaspur 4 - Collector And Chairman District Rationalization Committee Korab District Korba C.G. 5 - Sub Divisional Office Magistrare Revenue Korba District Korba C.G. SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.06.27 11:12:11 +0530 2 6 - District Education Officer Korba District Korba C.G. 7 - Block Education Officer Korba District Korba C.G. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Awadh Tripathi, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Shri Avinash Singh, Govt. Advocate HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU Order on Board 24.06.2026 1. By this petition, the petitioner seeks quashment of the order dated 22.05.2026 (Annexure-P-1) whereby, the respondent authorities contemplated the departmental enquiry against the petitioner amongst other and subsequently on 26.05.2026 (Annexure P/2) charge sheet has been issued to the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the contemplation of the departmental enquiry and issuance of charge sheet is bad in law, because the respondent authorities without considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case has issued the charge sheet to the petitioner. 3 3. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State, would support the impugned action of the respondent authorities. He would further submit that, at this stage, this Court should not interfere in the disciplinary proceedings, which have been initiated against the petitioner. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties, perused the documents appended thereto. 5. The law is well settled that the charge sheet should not be quashed at an initial stage and it is always open to the petitioner to raise whatever pleas are available before the Disciplinary Authority. The petitioner has ample opportunity to raise his grievances and any opinion made at this stage may affect the proceedings, which have been initiated. (See: Secretary, Ministry of Defence and Others v. Prabhash Chandra Mirdha 2012 (11) SCC 565). 6. For the reasons stated hereinabove, the writ petition, being bereft of merit, is liable to be and is hereby dismissed at the motion stage itself. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE shoaib