1 CGHC010303532026 2026:CGHC:41605 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6033 of 2026 Heeralal Dhoba S/o Shri Surat Ram Dhoba Aged About 55 Years Presently Posted As Secretary Gram Panchayat Saraipali , Janpad Panchayat Tamnar, District- Raigarh (C.G.) R/o Village Baghadola, Block Pusour, District- Raigarh (C.G.) Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Director Directorate Of Panchayat Chhattisgarh, Vikas Bhawan, Ground Floor, Sector- 19, North Block, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - The Collector Raigarh District Raigarh (C.G.) 4 - Zila Panchayat Raigarh Through Its Chief Executive Officer, District Raigarh (C.G.) 5 - Janpad Panchayat Pusour Through Its Chief Executive Officer, District Raigarh (C.G.) 6 - Janpad Panchayat Tamnar Through Its Chief Executive Officer, District Raigarh (C.G.) Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Roop Ram Naik, Advocate For Resp/State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, PL For Resp. 4 to 6 : Mr. Nitesh Sahu, Advocate RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2026.09.25 12:03:08 +0530 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 23/09/2026 1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to respondent Nos.4 and 6 to permit him to join at his transferred place of posting, i.e. on the post of Secretary, Gram Panchayat Saraipali, by relieving him from Gram Panchayat Kotasura, pursuant to the transfer order dated 02.04.2025. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, pursuant to the communication dated 22.12.2025 (Annexure P/7), the petitioner was directed to hand over the charge to one Rupendra Sahu. However, the said person was not available on the date when the petitioner intended to hand over the charge. He further submits that the petitioner, in response thereto, submitted a communication dated 24.12.2025 to the Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Raigarh, which is filed as Annexure P/8. 3. Learned counsel for respondent No.4 to 6, by referring to the reply filed on behalf of respondent No. 4 & 5, particularly paragraph 7 thereof, submits that the petitioner has not handed over the charge to the incumbent who has already been posted at Gram Panchayat Kotasura. He refers to the communications dated 25.04.2025 and 04.11.2025 and submits that, as on date, the post of Secretary, Gram Panchayat Kotasura, is occupied by the incumbent presently posted there. He submits that the 3 petitioner may hand over the charge to the present incumbent and, thereafter, he would be relieved from the said Gram Panchayat. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, in view of the aforesaid submission made on behalf of respondent No.4 to 6, the petitioner is ready and willing to hand over the charge to the present incumbent. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. In view of the aforesaid submission made by the parties and the stand taken in the reply, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to hand over the charge of the post of Secretary, Gram Panchayat Kotasura, to the present incumbent posted there. Upon handing over the charge to the present incumbent, respondent No.4 shall relieve the petitioner forthwith so as to enable him to join at his transferred place of posting in terms of the transfer order dated 02.04.2025. Respondent No.4, Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, shall ensure due compliance of this order and shall take all necessary steps for handing over and taking over the charge. 7. The petitioner shall approach the present incumbent posted at Gram Panchayat Kotasura as well as respondent No.4 on 29.12.2025 for the purpose of handing over the charge. 8. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Rahul