Reman Lal Dhritlahre vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 9 March, 2026

Author: Parth Prateem Sahu

Bench: Parth Prateem Sahu

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                                                                           2026:CGHC:11276


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                                 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR



                                               WPS No. 10667 of 2025


                     1 - Reman Lal Dhritlahre S/o Shri Lalaram Dhritlahre Aged About 47 Years
                     Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle School, Hardi, Block -
                     Magarlod, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


                     2 - Smt. Rajeshwari Dhritlahre W/o Shri Reman Lal Dhritlahre Aged About 43
                     Years Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle School,
                     Dhaurabhatha (Ku.), Block - Magarlod, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


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                     3 - Ashok Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Ramratan Sahu Aged About 39 Years Posted
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                     And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle School, Hardi, Block -
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                     Magarlod, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


                     4 - Tarun Kumar Dhananjay S/o Shri Velsingh Dhananjay Aged About 55
                     Years Posted And Working As Asssistnat Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle
                     School, Dhaurabhatha (Kundel), Block - Magarlod, District - Dhamtari
                     Chhattisgarh


                     5 - Narayan Kumar Adil S/o Shri Shyamlal Adil Aged About 38 Years Posted
                     And Working As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Dhaurabhatha (Ku.),
                     Block - Magarlod, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


                     6 - Smt. Chandrika Sahu W/o Shri Dileep Sahu Aged About 47 Years Posted
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And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary School, Purena,
Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


7 - Smt. Meena Sahu W/o Shri Ishwari Prasad Sahu Aged About 52 Years
Posted And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Kanya Shiksha Parisar,
Dugli, Block - Nagri, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


8 - Smt. Mamta Sahu W/o Shri Rupesh Sahu Aged About 40 Years Posted
And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary School,
Dhaurabhatha (Ku.), Block - Magarlod, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


9 - Smt. Purnima Sahu W/o Shri Dipendra Sahu Aged About 51 Years Posted
And Working As Lecturer (Lb) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Amdi,
Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


10 - Dipendra Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Satish Sahu Aged About 54 Years
Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Unnayan Madhyamik Shala,
Tumabaigapara Amdi, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


11 - Smt. Gitanjali Dhruw W/o Shri Rupesh Kumar Baghel Aged About 37
Years Posted And Working As Lecturer (Lb) At Govt. Higher Secondary
School, Amdi, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


12 - Smt. Seema Rani Bhensle W/o Shri Laxmikant Bhensle Aged About 47
Years Posted And Working As Lecturer (Lb) At Govt. Higher Secondary
School, Amdi, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


13 - Smt. Sunita Nag W/o Shri Om Prakash Nag Aged About 44 Years
Posted And Working As Lecturer (Lb) At Govt. Higher Secondary School,
Amdi, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


14 - Smt. Jyoti Thakur W/o Shri Vijay Singh Thakur Aged About 32 Years
Posted And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Higher Secondary
School, Amdi, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


15 - Chandrahas Sen S/o Shri Bhuneshwar Sen Aged About 55 Years
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Posted And Working As Lecturer (Lb) At Govt. Higher Secondary School,
Amdi, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


16 - Tarkeshvar Prasad Pandey S/o Shri Tulsi Prasad Pandey Aged About 37
Years Posted And Working As Lecturer (Lb) At Swami Atmanand Govt.
Excellent English Medium School, Amdi, Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari
Chhattisgarh


17 - Bhansing Kanwar S/o Shri Dheluram Kanwar Aged About 44 Years
Posted And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary School,
Anjora, Block - Magarlod, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


18 - Kaleshwar Kumar Dhurw S/o Shri Ganpat Ram Dhruw Aged About 38
Years Posted And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary
School, Bodalbahara, Block - Magarlod, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


19 - Rupesh Kumar Nishad S/o Shri Khorbahra Ram Nishad Aged About 38
Years Posted And Working As Assistant Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Primary
School, Kamarinmuda, Block - Magarlod, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


20 - Ramnarayan Jangde S/o Shri Dindayal Jangde Aged About 39 Years
Posted And Working As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle School, Kathouli, Block
- Kurud, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh
                                                             ... Petitioners


                                   versus


1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, School Education
Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur
Chhattisgarh


2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Panchayat And Rural
Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur,
District - Raipur Chhattisgarh
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3 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar
Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh


4 - District Education Officer Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


5 - Block Education Officer Block - Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


6 - Block Education Officer Block - Magarlod, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


7 - Block Education Officer Block - Kurud, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


8 - Block Education Officer Block - Nagri, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh


9 - Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat, Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari
Chhattisgarh


10 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari
Chhattisgarh


11 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Magarlod, District - Dhamtari
Chhattisgarh


12 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Kurud, District - Dhamtari
Chhattisgarh


13 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Nagri, District - Dhamtari
Chhattisgarh
                                                             ... Respondents

For Petitioners : Mr. Ankush Soni, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Ajay Kumrani, Panel Lawyer

Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 09.03.2026

1. Petitioners have filed this petition seeking following relief (s) :-

"10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for the entire records in related to the case of the petitioner from the possession of respondent for its kind consideration.

10.2 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authority to consider the case of petitioner for grant of benefit of Kramonnati Vetanmaan on completing of 10 years of services in light of the circular dated 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 vetenmaan within the stipulated period of 30 days.

10.4 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to disposed of the interest writ petition with similar order passed in the case of Smt. Sona Sahu Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & 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 facts and circumstances of the 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 are different

than that of case of Sona Sahu. Petitioners were earlier employee of

Panchayat Department and thereafter, they were 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 his initial appointment under Panchayat

Department by Janpad Panchayat as also decision in WP(S)

No.11009 of 2025.

5. 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 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

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