1 2026:CGHC:17717 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3208 of 2026 Bhanupriya Bhandari D/o Late Sampat Singh Bhandari , Aged About 39 Years Working As Assistant Teacher L.B. (E Cadre) At Govt. Primary School Duganpal Block Tokapal, District- Bastar (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Mantralaya, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Director Directorate Of Public Instructions Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Joint Director (Education), Office Of The Joint Director Public Instruction Bastar Division Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh 4 - The District Education Officer, Jagdalpur, Bastar District- Bastar (C.G.) 5 - The Block Education Officer Block Tokapal District- Bastar (C.G.) 6 - The Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Jagdalpur Bastar District- Bastar (C.G.) 2 7 - The Head Master, Government Primary School Duganpal , Block Tokapal, District- Bastar (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. R.K. Verma, Advocate For State : Mr. Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Govt. Advocate For Respondent No.6 : Mr. C.J.K. Rao, Advocate SB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 20.04.2026 1. Petitioner has filed this petition seeking following relief (s) :- “10.1 This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ and direct the respondent authorities to consider and decide the petitioner's representation dated 24.03.2026 (Annexure P/5) within a time-bound period, by passing a reasoned and speaking order, in the interest of justice. 10.2 This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ and direct the respondent authorities to the respondents to grant all consequential service benefits, including promotion, seniority, pay fixation, and all other admissible benefits, arising out of the correction of her cadre from E-Cadre to T-Cadre (L.B.), with retrospective effect, in the interest of justice. 10.3 Any other relief which the Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper under the facts and circumstances may also be provided to the petitioner.” 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner was initially working as Shiksha Karmi Grade- 3 at Government Primary School, Rautpara, Telangarapur. According to policy formulated by the State Government, services of teachers working with the Tribal Panchayat 3 Department has been absorbed and those teachers have been placed in T-Cadre. At the time of absorption due to some typographical error, name of petitioner is shown in the gradation list of E-Cadre teachers. After getting knowledge, petitioner submitted representation before the respondents for correction of gradation list so far as it relates to petitioner to be placed in gradation list of T-Cadre instead of E- Cadre, however, till date such correction has not been made. 3. Learned counsel for respondent No.6 would submit that after getting knowledge and receipt of representation from petitioner, respondent No.6 wrote letter to respondent No.4/District Education Officer for taking necessary steps for correction of cadre of petitioner from E Cadre to T- Cadre as services of petitioner has been adsorbed by the School Education Department and petitioner is under the control of respondent No.4. 4. Learned State counsel submits that he may be granted time to seek instructions in the matter. 5. I have heard learned counsel for parties. 6. Grievance of petitioner is only to correct the cadre mentioned against the name of petitioner as E Cadre to T Cadre and by that and as stated by counsel for petitioner, name of petitioner would be mentioned in the gradation list of teacher of T- Cadre. 7. In the aforementioned facts of the case, instead of keeping this petition pending seeking reply from the respondents, I find it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition at this stage, permitting petitioner to submit fresh comprehensive representation before the concerned authority and, in the event petitioner submit such representation, concerned 4 authority shall consider and take decision on the representation to be submitted by petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of two months from the date of receipt of the order. It is ordered accordingly. 8. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge alfiza ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.04.22 11:17:21 +0530