-1- 2026:CGHC:16064 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3090 of 2026 1 - Prafull Kumar Manjhi S/o Dolamani Manjhi, Aged About 43 Years Presently Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Middle School, Farfaud, Block Arang, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Namita Manjhi W/o Prafull Kumar Manjhi, Aged About 39 Years Presently Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Girls Middle School, Arang, District Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary, The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Director, Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Commissioner Cum Director, Directorate Of Panchayat, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 5 - District Education Officer, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 6 - Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 7 - Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Arang, District Raipur (C.G.) 8 - Block Education Officer, Arang, District Raipur (C.G.) … Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Rupendra Kumar Dewangan, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. Vivek Verma, G.A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 08 /04/2026 Heard. Digitally signed by JYOTI JHA Date: 2026.04.09 13:03:54 +0530 -2- 1. Petitioners have filed this petition seeking following relief (s) :- “10.1 That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to call the entire records in related to the case of the petitioners from the possession of respondent for its kind consideration. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass an order holding that the petitioners are entitled for grant of benefits of 1st and 2nd Kramonnati Vetanaman on completion of 10 years of services as the case may be in view/ light of the order passed by the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Hon'ble Court in the case of Smt. Sona Sahu Vs. State of Chhhattisgarh and others passed in Writ Appeal No. 261/2023 on 28.02.2024 (ANNEXURE-P/3) and also in view of the circular / order dated 10.03.2017 (ANNEXURE-P/2) issued by the State Government of Chhattisgarh. 10.3 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly further be pleased to direct the respondents to give all the consequential benefits to the petitioners including the arrears of pay with interest @ 18% per annum from the date of the completion of 10 years of services till the actual payment of Kramonnati Vetanman within a stipulated period of 30 days. 10.4 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly further be pleased to pass an order holding that order passed in the case of Smt. Sona Sahu Vs. State of Chhhattisgarh and others passed in Writ Appeal No. 261/2023 on 28.02.2024 (ANNEXURE-P/3) is squarely covered in the case of petitioners also and may be disposed of with the similar line granting the similar reliefs to the petitioners also. 10.5 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to held that the action on the part of the respondents by denying the benefits of Kramonnati Vetanman to the similar situated persons by distinguishing from the case of the Sona Sahu (supra) is arbitrary and -3- discriminatory and viloative of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and also against the mandate of the Hon'ble Supreme Court passed in case of Amrit Lal Berry v. Collector of Central Excise, New Delhi (1975) 4 SCC 714 and Lt. Col. Suprita Chandel Versus Union of India and Others 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3664. 10.6 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief/relief's in favour of the petitioners, which the Hon'ble Court deemed fit & just in the facts and circumstances of the case, including awarding of the costs to the petitioners. 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 are different than that of case of Sona Sahu. Petitioners were earlier employees of Panchayat Department and thereafter, they were 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 were appointed by Janpad Panchayat. Coordinate Bench of this Court has considered the issue with regard to grant of Kramonnati Vetanman to such employees 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 -4- Panchayat Department by Janpad Panchayat as also decision in WP(S) No.11009 of 2025. 5. 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 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 Jyoti