1 CGHC010263722026 2026:CGHC:35773-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WA No. 700 of 2026 Smt. Manju Toppo W/o Shri Rakesh Kumar Kindo, D/o Shri Admond Toppo Aged About 45 Years Presently Working As Head Master At Govt. Middle School, Sonpur, Block- Ramanujnagar, District Surajpur (C.G.) ... Appellant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Commissioner Cum Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Joint Director (Education) Sarguja Division, Ambikapur (C.G.) 5 - District Education Officer Surajpur, District Surajpur, C.G. 6 - Block Education Officer Ramanujnagar, District Surajpur, C.G. 7 - Chief Executive Officer Jila Panchayat, Surajpur, District- Surajpur, C.G. 8 - Moharsay Ram Shastri S/o Shri Baratiya Ram Aged About 53 Years Presently Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Sonpur, Block- Ramanujnagar, District- Surajpur, C.G. 9 - Smt. Thauly Xaxa W/o Shri Ashok Prasad Aged About 42 Years Presently Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Sonpur, Block- Ramanujnagar, District- Surajpur, C.G. BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Digitally signed by BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Date: 2026.08.13 17:26:54 +0530 2 ... Respondents For Appellant : Mr.Devesh G. Kela, Advocate For Respondents No.1 to 6/State : Mr.Priyank Rathi, Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 13.08.2026 1. Heard Mr.Devesh G. Kela, learned counsel for the appellant as well as Mr.Priyank Rathi, learned Government Advocate appearing for respondents No.1 to 6/State on I.A.No.01/2026, which is an application for condonation of delay of 159 days in filing the present writ appeal. 2. On due consideration, I.A.No.01/2026 is allowed. Delay of 159 days in filing the present writ appeal is hereby condoned. 3. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the writ appeal is heard finally. 4. The appellants have filed this writ appeal against the order dated 24.11.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in WPS No.11625/2025 by which the learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ petition filed by the writ petitioner / appellant herein. 5. 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 3 WA No.193/2026 (Pushpalata Manikpuri and others v. State of Chhattisgarh and 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 and is hereby dismissed.” 6. In view of above, the present writ appeal is also dismissed in terms of the judgment dated 13.03.2026 passed by this Court in WA No.193/2026. No cost(s). Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Bablu