1 CGHC010289252026 2026:CGHC:32552 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5727 of 2026 1 - Bagar Say S/o Shri Ramdev Ram Aged About 57 Years Occupation Principal At Higher Secondary School Girls Ramanujganj Block - Ramchandrapur District Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary School Education Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Naya Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Director Public Instruction Department Directorate Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur Atal Nagar District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The District Education Officer District Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh 4 - Maniram Yadav Principal At Government Higher Secondary School, Vimda Block Bagicha District Jashpur Now In-Charge District Education Officer Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Sandeep K. Sharma, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. Gary Mukhopadhyay, Addl.A.G. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 29/07/2026 AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2026.07.30 10:53:35 +0530 2 1. By the present petition, the petitioner is seeking quashment of the order dated 29/09/2025 Annexure P-1 passed by the office of respondent No.1, by which, the service of the respondent No.4 has been transferred from the post of Principal at Government Higher Secondary School, Vimda Block Bagicha, District Jashpur to In-charge, District Education Officer, Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj. 2. Upon perusal of the petition, it is evident that the petitioner is assailing the impugned order dated 29/09/2025. However, the present petition has been filed only on 23/07/2026, after a lapse of more than nine months from the date of the impugned order. No sufficient explanation has been given by the petitioner for the delay in filing the writ petition. 3. It is trite law that if there is inordinate delay on the part of the petitioner in filing a writ petition and such delay is not satisfactorily explained, the Court may decline to intervene and grant relief in exercise of its writ jurisdiction. (See: Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board and Others v T.T. Murali Babu1). 4. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep 1 (2014) 4 SCC 108