CGHC010380162019 2026:CGHC:37408 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 9300 of 2019 1 - Ravi Shankar Yadav S/o Harihar Ram Yadav Aged About 39 Years Work- ing As Lecturer (L. B.), E. And Posted At Govt. Higher Secondary School Ma- halpara, Baikunthpur, District Korea Chhattisgarh, 2 - Ram Charan Bhortiya S/o Ramchandra Bhortiya Aged About 35 Years Working As Lecturer (L. B.), E. And Posted At Govt. A. R. Higher Secondary School Mahalpara, Baikunthpur, District Korea Chhattisgarh, 3 - Smt. Shashi Prabha Chaturvedi W/o Prabhat Ranjan Sharma Aged About 32 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat), E. And Posted At Govt. Higher Secondary School Bishnupur, Block Baikunthpur, District Korea Chhattisgarh, 4 - Smt. Jyoti P. J. Nair S/o Praveen Nair Aged About 36 Years Working As Lecturer (L. B.), E. And Posted At Govt. A. K. Higher Secondary School Baikunthpur, District Korea Chhattisgarh, 5 - Smt. Kanchan Dubey D/o Shri Ajay Tiwari Aged About 35 Years Working As Lecturer (L. B.), E. And Posted At Govt. Higher Secondary School Mahal- para, Baikunthpur, District Korea Chhattisgarh, District : Koriya (Baikunthpur), Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Edu- cation, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh, 2 - Director Directorate Of Chhattisgarh Public Instruction Indrawati Bhawan, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh, Digitally signed by JYOTI JHA Date: 2026.08.21 11:20:19 +0530 3 - District Education Officer Korea District Korea Chhattisgarh, 4 - Mukhya Nagar Palika Adhikar Nagar Panchayat Baikunthpur, District Ko- rea Chhattisgarh, District : Koriya (Baikunthpur), Chhattisgarh 5 - Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat, Korea District Korea Chhattisgarh, District : Koriya (Baikunthpur), Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Advocate For Respondent /State : Mr. Rahul Tamaskar, G.A. Hon’ble Shri Sanjay K. Agrawal, Judge Order on Board 20.08.2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking following relief(s):- (i) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash Annexure P-1 and the respondent may be di- rected to grant all the beneft of absorption, in the in- terest. (ii) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash Annexure P-2 to the extend it prohibit counting of earlier service and direction may be issued for counting earlier service while posing from panchayat to nagriya nikya or vice versa, in the interest of jus- tice.(iii) Any other relief which may be suitable in the facts and circumstances of the case, may also be granted (iii) Any other relief which may be suitable in the facts and circumstances of the case, may also be granted 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were duly absorbed in the School Education Department vide order dated 19.08.2019; however, subsequently, vide order/letter dated 22.08.2019, the respondents sought to cancel their absorption by refusing to count the services rendered by them under the Panchayat Department prior to their appointment under the Nagariya Nikay. Therefore, the action of the respondents in refusing to count the said services for the purpose of absorption is arbitrary and discriminatory. 3. Learned State counsel submits that the petitioners’ services were rightly counted from the date of their joining the higher post under the Nagariya Nikay, in terms of the applicable policy/clarification, and there- fore, the impugned action does not suffer from any illegality. It is further submitted that the petitioners have subsequently been absorbed in the School Education Department upon completion of the requisite period of service on 20.02.2020 and, therefore, nothing survives for adjudica- tion in the present petition. 4. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, particularly the fact that the petitioners have subsequently been ab- sorbed in the School Education Department upon completion of the requisite period of service, no further adjudication is called for in the present writ petition. However, the petitioners shall be at liberty to make a representation before the respondent-authorities with regard to grant of the benefit of absorption with effect from 01.07.2019, and the re- spondent-authorities shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law expeditiously. 5. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Jyoti