Chattisgarh High Court
Satraj Singh vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 27 February, 2026
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2026:CGHC:10354
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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
WPS No. 5234 of 2020
Ashok Kumar Thakur S/o Late Lalman Thakur Aged About 38 Years R/o
Village Barwahi Tahsil Ramanujganj, District Balrampur Ramanujganj
Chhattisgarh Posted As Assistant Teacher (Panchayat), Government Primary
School Anandpur District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh., District :
Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
--- Petitioner(s)
versus
1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary Panchayat And Rural
Development Department , Mantralaya , Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur ,
District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
2 - Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Balrampur Ramanujganj District
Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
3 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Ramchandrapur District
Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
--- Respondent(s)
WPS No. 414 of 2021
1 - Satraj Singh S/o Shri Rijhan Singh, Aged About 46 Years R/o. Dhanpuri, Gram Panchayat Nagara, Block Ramchandrapur, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh Digitally signed by PRAVEEN
---Petitioner(s) KUMAR SINHA Date:
2026.02.28 10:58:09 +0530 2/5 Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh, Through - The Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Secretary, School Education Department, State Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District :
Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Collector, Balrampur, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Janpad Panchayat, Ramchandrapur, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh., District :
Balrampur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Shiksha Mision Sanchalak, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh 6 - Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Nagara, Janpad Panchayat, Janpad Panchayat, Ramchandrapur, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
--- Respondent(s) WPS No. 338 of 2021 Shiv Kumar Singh S/o Basant Singh Aged About 35 Years R/o Nagara, Post Chandranagar, Janpad Panchayat Ramchandrapur, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
---Petitioner(s) Versus 3/5 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Secretary School Education Department State Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Collector Balrampur District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Ramchandrapur District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Sarpanch Gram Panchayat Nagara, Janpad Panchayat Ramchandrapur, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
--- Respondent(s) WPS No. 302 of 2021 Vinod Kumar Kushwaha S/o Jaga Mahato Aged About 49 Years R/o Tambeshwar Nagar, Post Aragahi, Block Ramchandrapur, District Balrampur-
Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
---Petitioner(s) Versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Secretary School Education Department, State Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District :
Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4/5
3 - Collector Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh 4 - Collector Balrampur, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Prem Nagar, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh 6 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Janpad Panchayat Ramchandrapur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh., District :
Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
7 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Udaipur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh
--- Respondent(s) WPS No. 350 of 2021 Lal Mohan Thakur S/o Rajeshwar Thakur Aged About 39 Years R/o Nagara, Post Chandranagar, Janpad Panchayat Ramchandrapur, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh, District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh The Secretary Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Secretary School Education Department, State Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur,district Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District :
Raipur, Chhattisgarh 5/5
3 - Collector Balrampur, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh, District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Ramchandrapur, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh, District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Nagara, Janpad Panchayat, Ramchandrapur, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh, District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh
--- Respondent(s) For Respective Petitioners :Mr. Mateen Siddiqui, Mr. Basant Kaiwartya, Advocates For Respective Respondents :Mr. Vivek Verma, Govt. Advocate, Dr. Veena Nair, Mr. Rahul Jha, Mr. Alok Nigam, Mr. Ravish Verma, Mr. Ghanshyam Patel, Advocates S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 27/02/2026
1. After arguing for some time, on an objection being raised by learned counsel for respondents that petitioners are having efficacious alternate remedy under Chhattisgarh Panchayat Seva (Bharti Tatha Sewa Ki Samanya Sharte), Rules, 1997 to file appeal before appropriate authority, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that they may be permitted to withdraw these writ petitions with liberty to avail other remedy available under the law.
2. In view of submission of learned counsel for the parties, these writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as prayed for.
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(Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen