1 / 3 2026:CGHC:16058 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3079 of 2026 • Suresh Kumar Bandhel S/o Shri Dashrath Lal Aged About 46 Years Posted And Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Boys Middle School, Madeli, Block - Kurud, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2. Director Directorate Of Public Instructions, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3. Joint Director Education Division, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4. District Education Officer Dhamtari, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 5. Block Education Officer, Kurud, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 6. Chief Executive Officer District Panchayat, Dhamtari, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 7. Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Kurud, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Ankush Soni, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 08/04/2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs. “10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus quashing the impugned order dated 30.09.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by the respondent No. 4. PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 3 10.2 That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of benefit of Kramonnati Vetanman on completion of 10 years in light of the circular date 10.03.2017 issued by the State Govt. and order passed by the Hon’ble Division Bench in case of Smt. Sona Sahu vs. State of Chhattisgarh vide order dated 28.02.2024. 10.3 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to grant all benefit of petitioner including the arrears of pay with 18% interest per annum from the date of completion of 10 years of services till the actual payment of Kramonnati Vetanman within the stipulated period of 30 days. 10.4 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to disposed of the instant writ petition with similar order passed in the case of Smt. Sona Sahu vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others in Writ Appeal No. 261/2023 order passed on 28.02.2024. 10.5 That, any other relief may also be granted to the petitioner which this Hon’ble Court deemed fit in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner was initially appointed on the post of Siksha Karmi Gr. II by the Chief Executive Officer, Jila Panchayat, Dhamtari, District Dhamtari, C.G. vide order dated 27.09.2008. On 21.08.2018, services of petitioner was absorbed by the School Education Department as Teacher (L.B.) E-Cadre. Petitioner is entitled for Kramonnati Vetanman in terms of decision in case of Sona Sahu Vs. State of Chhattisgarh, passed in W.A. No.261 of 2023, decided on 28.02.2024. 3. Learned State counsel opposes the submission of learned counsel for petitioner and would submit that case of the petitioner is different than that of case of Sona Sahu (supra). Petitioner was earlier employee of Panchayat Department and thereafter, he was absorbed in School Education Department pursuant to policy decision taken by State Government on 30.06.2018. Petitioner was not appointed as regular Assistant Teacher by 3 / 3 School Education Department but was appointed by Jila 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. Learned counsel for petitioner, upon asking, does not dispute the submission of learned State counsel with respect to his initial appointment under Panchayat Department by Jila Panchayat as also the 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 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 petitioner are identical to the facts of the case as 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) pwn JUDGE