1 2026:CGHC:13340 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4250 of 2025 1 - Arjun Lal Manjhi S/o Jai Ram Manjhi Aged About 46 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Sonaidih, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 2 - Anita Nayak W/o Lekhraj Nayak Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Pisid, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 3 - Paleshwar Kumar Verma S/o Tukendra Prasad Verma Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Mudiyadih, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 4 - Asha Paikara W/o Komal Prasad Paikara Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Mudiyadih, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 5 - Lalita Kaiwartya W/o Mithlesh Kaiwartya Aged About 38 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Sinodha, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 6 - Ku. Rashmi Lakra D/o Pyara Lakra Aged About 37 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Mohtara (K), Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 7 - Sunita Chelak W/o Dilharan Kumar Chelak Aged About 43 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Mohtara (K), Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 8 - Lalha Ram Paikara S/o Kunj Bihari Paikara Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Mudpar (M), Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 9 - Daulat Singh Paikara S/o Uttam Singh Paikara Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Chakarboy, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN 2 10 - Chitrakant Verma S/o Radheshyam Verma Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Malda, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 11 - Govardhan Singh Paikara S/o Jailal Paikara Aged About 44 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Dhaurabhatha, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 12 - Chhabi Lal Dandekar S/o Late Ram Dandekar Aged About 37 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Asnind, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 13 - Manoj Kumar Sahu S/o Bhagwat Prasad Sahu Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bilari, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 14 - Kamal Singh Paikara S/o Patthar Singh Paikara Aged About 41 Years Presently Posted As Teacher At Govt. Middle School Bagar, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 15 - Hem Bai Paikara W/o Ram Kumar Paikara Aged About 49 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bharka, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 16 - Ajay Kumar Nirala S/o Bhagvati Prasad Nirala Aged About 37 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bagar, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 17 - Hitesh Kumar Patle S/o Nand Kumar Patle Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bagar, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 18 - Samme Lal Sahu S/o Chait Ram Sahu Aged About 54 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Narayanpur, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 19 - Vidyavati Ghidle W/o Ashwani Kumar Ghidle Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Semariya, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 20 - Jaiprakash Patel S/o Nanki Ram Patel Aged About 55 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Bilari, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 21 - Jeevan Lal Yadav S/o Laha Ram Yadav Aged About 55 Years Presently 3 Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Temri, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 22 - Anil Kumar Shrivas S/o Radhe Shyam Shriwas Aged About 47 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Chhanchhi, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 23 - Lalita Manikpuri W/o Koyal Das Manikpuri Aged About 48 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Mauhabhatha (Temri), Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 24 - Pawan Kumar Verma S/o Gangaprasad Verma Aged About 40 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Asnind, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 25 - Vijay Kumar Paikara S/o Paras Ram Paikara Aged About 41 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bamhani, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 26 - Mithilesh Patel W/o Parmanand Patel, Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Bharka, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 27 - Purnima Jaiswal W/o Sukdev Prasad Dadsena Aged About 35 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bilari, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 28 - Santosh Kumar Diwan S/o Vishwanath Diwan Aged About 43 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Malideeh, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 29 - Shanti Bai Sahu W/o Jagdish Prasad Sahu Aged About 44 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Hatodbazar, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 30 - Goukaran Singh Paikara S/o Daras Ram Paikara Aged About 41 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Putpura, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 31 - Devchand Dhruw S/o Hiralal Dhruw Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Arjuni (B), Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 32 - Suman Patel W/o Mahendra Kumar Patel Aged About 38 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Arjuni (B), Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 4 33 - Sunil Kumar Sahu S/o Jogi Ram Sahu Aged About 50 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Jhalpani, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 34 - Lakeshari Dhruw D/o Bisauha Ram Dhruw Aged About 44 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Arjuni, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 35 - Dindayal Dhruw S/o Sanat Ram Dhruw Aged About 41 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Gyanjyoti Kamarpara Baldakachhar, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 36 - Kripa Ram Paikra S/o Pitar Singh Paikara Aged About 45 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Piparchhedi, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 37 - Vibha Shahjit W/o Kartikeshwar Prasad Aged About 43 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Sarwani, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 38 - Loknath Bariha S/o Purno Bariha Aged About 41 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Nandaniya, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 39 - Deepmala Paikara W/o Janak Ram Paikara Aged About 43 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Mudhipar, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 40 - Premi Paikara S/o Ramprasad Paikara Aged About 47 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Barbaspur, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 41 - Pyare Lal Yadav S/o Ghisul Yadav Aged About 58 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Mudhipar, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 42 - Laxmi Diwan W/o Tikam Singh Paikara Aged About 37 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Shyam Nagar Hatoud, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 43 - Tikam Singh Paikara S/o Manharan Singh Paikara Aged About 40 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bamhani, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 44 - Dinesh Kumar Shriwas S/o Damaru Lal Shriwas Aged About 49 Years 5 Presently Posted As Teacher At Govt. Middle School Devrikala, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 4 - Commissioner Cum Director Directorate Of Panchayat Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 5 - District Education Officer District Balodabzar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 6 - Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat, Block - Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 7 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Block Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 8 - Block Education Officer Block Kasdol, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from CIS system) For Petitioners : Mr. Shiv Sewak, Advocate For Respondents/State : Ms. Shailja Shukla, G.A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 19/03/2026 1. Petitioners have filed this petition seeking following relief (s) :- “10.1 Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India 6 directing the Respondents to implement the 2017's Kramonnati Order read with Order dated 06.04.2019 issued by the Department of School Education, Government of Chhattisgarh by upgrading and fixing the pay scale of the Petitioner from the date of completion of 10 years or 20 years of service in the same grade as the case may be; ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India directing the Respondents for disbursement of arrears accrued from the date of completion of 10 years or 20 years (as the case may be) in the service by the Petitioner till date after verifying from the local fund auditor, and to send the revised Last Pay Certificate book along with the information of the newly determined pay scale to the current Drawing and Disbursing Officer(s) of the Petitioners;. iii. Alternatively, issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India directing the Respondents to consider the detailed representation along with the judgment in Sona Sahu's (supra) on which the Petitioners want to place reliance and consider and examine the same within the appropriate period as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit, and in the event the authorities come to the conclusion that the Petitioners for benefits of upgradation in the pay scale and claims, same be paid to the Petitioners within 60 days. iv. Pass such other and further reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of this case.” 7 2. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners are entitled for Kramonnati Vetanman in terms of decision in case of Sona Sahu Vs. State of Chhattisgarh, in W.A. No.261 of 2023, decided on 28.02.2024. 3. Learned State counsel opposes the submission of learned counsel for petitioners and would submit that case of the petitioners is different than that of case of Sona Sahu. Petitioners were earlier employee of Panchayat Department and thereafter, he was absorbed in Education Department pursuant to policy decision taken by State Government on 30.06.2018. Petitioners were not appointed as regular Assistant Teacher by School Education Department but was appointed by Janpad Panchayat. Coordinate Bench of this Court has considered the issue with regard to grant of Kramonnati Vetanman to such employee in WPS No.11009 of 2025 and other batch of writ petitions and has dismissed those writ petitions. 4. Petitioners upon asking do not dispute the submission of learned State counsel with respect to their initial appointment under Panchayat Department by Janpad Panchayat as also decision in WP(S) No.11009 of 2025. 5. The Coordinate Bench of this Court while considering the batch of writ petitions lead case bearing WPS No. 11009 of 2025 with regard to grant of Kramonnati to petitioners therein, has dismissed the writ petitions and observed thus :- “35. Considering the facts of the case that the petitioners till absorption in pursuance of the policy dated 30.06.2018 are not teachers of the School Education Department, they were shikshakarmis though their designation has been changed as Assistant 8 Teacher (panchayat), Teacher (panchayat) and Lecturer (panchayat) respectively and they are governed by the separate rules framed under the Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993, therefore, the petitioners are not fulfilling the criteria as laid down in the circular dated 10.03.2017, the bunch of the writ petitions are liable to be dismissed, accordingly, they are dismissed.” 6. Since the facts of the case of petitioners as is identical to the facts of the case in WP(S) No.11009 of 2025 is not disputed, this petition is also dismissed in terms of order passed in WPS No.11009 of 2025 and other connected case decided on 24.11.2025. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Balram