1 CGHC010187212026 2026:CGHC:29543-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WA No. 587 of 2026 1. Smt. Hemlata Baghel W/o Shri Bhanwar Lal Baghel Aged About 42 Years Posted And Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Uparwara, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2. Smt. Geeta Sahu W/o Late Shri Vishnu Prasad Sahu Aged About 52 Years Posted And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary School, Uparwara, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3. Smt. Mira Sahu W/o Shri Madan Lal Sahu Aged About 47 Years Posted And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary School, Julum, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4. Smt. Manjusha Jaiswal W/o Shri Naresh Jaiswal Aged About 57 Years Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle School, Bhelwadih, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Appellant(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3. Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4. District Education Officer Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) BRIJMOHAN MORLE Digitally signed by BRIJMOHAN MORLE Date: 2026.07.15 10:37:39 +0530 2 5. Block Education Officer Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 6. Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 7. Smt. Chandra Lalita Dhruw W/o Shri Shivshankar Dhruw Aged About 39 Years Posted And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary School Bhurkuni, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 8. Shiv Shankar Dhruw S/o Late Shri Mangal Singh Dhruw Aged About 46 Years Posted And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary School, Singarbhatha, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur (C.G.) ...Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Appellants : Mr. Ankush Soni, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. Prasun 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 14 .07.2026 1. Heard Mr. Ankush Soni, learned counsel for the appellants as well as Mr. Prasun Bhaduri, learned Deputy Advocate General, appearing for the State on I.A. No. 1 of 2026, an application seeking condonation of delay. 2. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the reasons assigned in the application, this Court is satisfied that sufficient cause has been shown. Accordingly, I.A. No. 1 of 2026 is allowed and 3 the delay of 109 days in filing the appeal is 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.6991 of 2025 titled as “Smt. Hemlata Baghel & Others vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others” 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:- “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 4 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 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 Brijmohan