Chattisgarh High Court
Tej Lal Sahu vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 23 March, 2026
Author: Parth Prateem Sahu
Bench: Parth Prateem Sahu
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2026:CGHC:13680
NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
WPS No. 11598 of 2025
1 - Tej Lal Sahu S/o Raj Kumar Sahu, Aged About 35 Years Presently Posted
As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bathena, Block - Dhamtari,
District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
2 - Hulaschand Sahu S/o Mahesh Ram Sahu, Aged About 38 Years
Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Hatkeshar,
Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
3 - Gautam Kumar Sahu S/o Dasaru Ram, Aged About 36 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Brahmanpara, Block -
Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
BALRAM
PRASAD
DEWANGAN
4 - Deepak Kumar S/o Manarakhan Lal, Aged About 36 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Naveen Primary School Audhyogik
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by BALRAM
PRASAD Ward Dhamtari, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
DEWANGAN
5 - Kamleshwar Dhruw S/o Mohan Ram Dhruw, Aged About 38 Years
Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Naveen Primary School Atal
Awas, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
6 - Sunil Kumar Sahu S/o Madan Lal Sahu, Aged About 38 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Naveen Primary School Audhyogik
Ward Dhamtari, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
7 - Rupesh Kumar Kanjam S/o Jageshwar Kunjam, Aged About 33 Years
Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Danitola,
Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
8 - Kartik Ram Sahu S/o Komal Ram Sahu, Aged About 37 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Danitola, Block -
Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
9 - Loksingh Dhruw S/o Mahasingh Dhruw, Aged About 42 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Mahatma Gandhi Primary School No. 06
Jalampur, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
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10 - Rupal Rajput W/o Akshay Singh Rajput Aged About 34 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School No. 6 Jalampur, Block -
Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
11 - Bharti Kanwar W/o Manish Deo Kanwar Aged About 33 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Jalampur, Block -
Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
12 - Sharda Sahu W/o Jitendra Kumar, Aged About 32 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Soridbhat, Block -
Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
13 - Thamas Kumar Sahu S/o Vishay Lal Sahu, Aged About 41 Years
Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Motilal Nehru Primary School
No. 05, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
14 - Veeana Sahu W/o Shashikant Sahu, Aged About 35 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Soridbhat, Block -
Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
15 - Kuleshwar Kumar Meenpal S/o Laxminarayan Meenpal, Aged About 48
Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School
Potiyadih, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
16 - Mukesh Kumar Yadav S/o Sukhram Yadav Aged About 43 Years
Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School
Brahmanpara, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
17 - Yashwant Kumar Sahu S/o Sonau Ram Sahu, Aged About 47 Years
Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School
Brahmanpara, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
18 - Birendra Kumar Dhruw S/o Sukh Ram Dhruw, Aged About 32 Years
Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School
Brahmanpara, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
19 - Cheman Lal Sahu S/o Duli Ram Sahu, Aged About 37 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Danitola, Block -
Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
20 - Bhagbali Sonkar S/o Ramlal Sonkar, Aged About 41 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Ramsagarpara, Block -
Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
21 - Heera Lal Churendra S/o Krishna Ram, Aged About 33 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Jalampur, Block -
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Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
22 - Mukeshwari Chandrawanshi S/o Lal Singh Chandrawanshi, Aged About
32 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School No.
6 Jalampur, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
23 - Surya Kalpuriya W/o Slok Kalpuriya, Aged About 37 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Kondapar, Block -
Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
24 - Vedparakash Sahu S/o Rajkumar Sahu, Aged About 38 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Nagar Palika No. 3 Primary School, Block -
Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
25 - Suraj Singh S/o Pyare Lal, Aged About 34 Years Presently Posted As
Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bathena, Block - Dhamtari,
District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
26 - Anup Kumar Sahu S/o Khemu Ram Sahu, Aged About 39 Years
Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bastipara
Adhari Navagaon, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
27 - Roshan Lal Sahu S/o Anand Ram Sahu, Aged About 46 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Audyogik Ward
Dhamtari, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
28 - Yogen Kumar Sahu S/o Bharat Ram Sahu, Aged About 40 Years
Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Naveen Primary School
Bhakhara, Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
29 - Khilawan Sahu S/o Banshi Lal Sahu, Aged About 50 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bhakhara, Block -
Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
30 - Jyoti Sahu W/o Tomanlal Sahu, Aged About 35 Years Presently Posted
As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Sanjay Nagar Kurud, Block -
Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
31 - Parmeshwar Sahu S/o Daya Ram Sahu, Aged About 34 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Soridhat, Block -
Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
32 - Vedvati Sahu W/o Rohit Kumar Sahu, Aged About 35 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School No. 02 Dhamtari, Block
- Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
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33 - Rohit Kumar S/o Girdhari Ram, Aged About 38 Years Presently Posted
As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bathena, Block - Dhamtari,
District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
--- Petitioner(s)
versus
1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, School Education
Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur
(C.G.)
2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Urban And Administration
And Development Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District
Raipur (C.G.)
3 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar,
Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)
4 - Director Urban Administration And Development, Government Of
Chhattisgarh, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur
(C.G.)
5 - District Education Officer District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
6 - Chief Executive Officer Nagar Palika Nigam Dhamtari District - Dhamtari
(C.G.)
7 - Chief Executive Officer Nagar Panchayat Kurud District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
8 - Block Education Officer Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
9 - Block Education Officer Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari (C.G.)
--- Respondent(s)
(Cause title is taken from CIS system) For Petitioners : Mr. Shiv Sewak Manjhi, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 23/03/2026
1. Petitioners have filed this petition seeking following relief (s) :- 5
"10.1 Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India directing the Respondents to implement the 2017's Kramonnati Order read with Order dated 06.04.2019 issued by the Department of School Education, Government of Chhattisgarh by upgrading and fixing the pay scale of the Petitioner from the date of completion of 10 years or 20 years of service in the same grade as the case may be;
ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India directing the Respondents for disbursement of arrears accrued from the date of completion of 10 years or 20 years (as the case may be) in the service by the Petitioner till date after verifying from the local fund auditor, and to send the revised Last Pay Certificate book along with the information of the newly determined pay scale to the current Drawing and Disbursing Officer(s) of the Petitioners;.
iii. Alternatively, issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India directing the Respondents to consider the detailed representation along with the judgment in Sona Sahu's (supra) on which the Petitioners want to place reliance and consider and examine the same within the appropriate period as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit, and in the event the authorities come to the conclusion that the Petitioners for benefits of upgradation in the pay scale and claims, same be paid to the Petitioners within 60 days.6
iv. Pass such other and further reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of this case."
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 is different than that of case of Sona Sahu. Petitioners were earlier employee of Panchayat Department and thereafter, he was 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 was appointed by Janpad 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. Petitioners upon asking do not dispute the submission of learned State counsel with respect to their initial appointment under Panchayat Department by Janpad Panchayat as also 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 7 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.
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(Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Balram