1 2026:CGHC:12689 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2251 of 2019 Phoolbai Tandi D/o Rameshwar Tandi, Aged About 59 Years Presently Posted As Head Master, At Government Middle School, Salonikala, Block Bilaigarh District Balodabazar - Bhatapara R/o Village Salonikala, Bilaigarh District Balodabazar - Bhatapara Chhattisgarh., District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Department Of School Education Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Director, Directorate Of Public Instructions Indrawati Bhawan, Block Iii 1st Floor, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3- District Education Officer Balodabazar - Bhatapara District Balodabazar - Bhatapara Chhattisgarh., District : Balodabazar- Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents ASHOK SAHU Digitally signed by ASHOK SAHU Date: 2026.03.17 15:56:18 +0530 2 For Petitioner : Mr. Ishaan Saluja, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Mateen Siddiqui, Advocate For Respondents : Dr. S.K.Dewangan, Panel Lawyer (Single Bench) Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order on Board 17.03.2026 1. Learned counsel appearing for the parties would submit that the issue involved in this petition is squarely covered by the decision rendered by this Court in WPS No. 1360 of 2019 (Ishwari Charan Dewangan v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) and other connected matters, which was decided on 04.07.2025; therefore, the present petition may also be disposed of in terms of the said order. 2. This Court, while deciding WPS No.1360 of 2019 and other connected matters vide order dated 04.07.2025 held in paragraph 2 & 3 as under: “2. In these petitions the petitioners were appointed on the post of Lower Division Teacher, subsequently, they were promoted to the post of Upper Division Teacher in their respective Districts. Thereafter, they were promoted to the post of Head Master in their respective Division, but petitioners are seeking their seniority/promotion compairing themselves from the teachers of other Districts/Divisions but they are not able to show any rule with respect to promotion of 3 teachers of one District/Division can be compared from the teachers of other Districts/Divisions, whereas, as per reply submitted by the respondent-State, promotions were made upto the level of Head Master as per seniority of the respective District/Division. 3. Since, the petitioners have not brought any rules/regulations before the Court to compare seniority/promotion from other District/Division to get their seniority/promotion from the teachers who were appointed subsequent to them, therefore, no merit is found in the instant petitions, hence, all these petitions are liable to be dismissed and are hereby dismissed at this stage, leaving liberty to the petitioners that if they found any legal ground on their favour then they may raise their grievances by filing fresh petition/s.” 3. In that view of the matter, the present writ petition is disposed of in terms of the order dated 04.07.2025 passed in WPS No. 1360 of 2019 (Ishwari Charan Dewangan v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) and other connected matters. Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Ashok Judge