Ramkaresh Joshi vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 17 March, 2026

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                                                                 2026:CGHC:12610
                                                                             NAFR

                HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

                                WPS No. 9098 of 2025

1 - Ramkaresh Joshi S/o Ramsoy Joshi Aged About 53 Years Presently Posted As
Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Magarway, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh (Ramkareshi Joshi Wrongly Mention In Page
36)        As      Per     Hon'ble           Court    Order        Dated    05-08-2025


2 - Lokeshwari Dhruw S/o Late Vimal Kumar Dhruw Aged About 44 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Magarway, Block -
Balodabazar,         District        -        Balodabazar-Bhatapara        Chhattisgarh


3 - Yashwant Kumar Verma S/o Shankar Lal Verma Aged About 44 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Sarkipar, Block - Balodabazar,
District             -                   Balodabazar-Bhatapara             Chhattisgarh


4 - Kalu Ram Nishad S/o Late Firtu Ram Nishad Aged About 53 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Karmandih, Block -
Balodabazar,         District        -        Balodabazar-Bhatapara        Chhattisgarh


5 - Chandrakanti Navarang W/o Prabhu Navarang Aged About 36 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Saloni, Block - Balodabazar,
District             -                   Balodabazar-Bhatapara             Chhattisgarh


6 - Het Ram Anchale S/o Mahettar Das Anchale Aged About 45 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Saloni, Block - Balodabazar,
District             -                   Balodabazar-Bhatapara             Chhattisgarh


7 - Uma Kurrey W/o Pramod Kumar Kurrey Aged About 44 Years Presently Posted
As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Khapri, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar                                                                Chhattisgarh
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8 - Suchitra Yadav S/o Radheshyam Yadav Aged About 41 Years Presently Posted
As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bitkuli, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                   Chhattisgarh


9 - Vidya Dhruw W/o Dev Prasad Dhruv Aged About 31 Years Presently Posted As
Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bitkuli, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                   Chhattisgarh


10 - Rajeshwari Purena W/o Manoj Kant Purena Aged About 39 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bharseli, Block - Balodabazar,
District            -                Balodabazar-Bhatapara              Chhattisgarh


11 - Ram Kumar Sahu S/o Fulchand Sahu Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted
As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bitkuli, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                   Chhattisgarh


12 - Bharat Lal Sahu S/o Makhan Lal Sahu Aged About 49 Years Presently Posted
As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Achankpur, Block - Balodabazar,
District            -                Balodabazar-Bhatapara              Chhattisgarh


13 - Anita Paikra W/o Indra Kumar Paikra Aged About 45 Years Presently Posted As
Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Achankpur, Block - Balodabazar, District
-                       Balodabazar-Bhatapara                           Chhattisgarh


14 - Babita Rani Garg W/o Late Kamlesh Garg Aged About 33 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Naveen School Balodabazar, Block -
Balodabazar,        District     -        Balodabazar-Bhatapara         Chhattisgarh


15 - Pranita Kashyap W/o Khodas Ram Kashyap Aged About 57 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bharseli, Block - Balodabazar,
District            -                Balodabazar-Bhatapara              Chhattisgarh


16 - Ram Kumar Yadav S/o Firatu Ram Yadav Aged About 47 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Khairtal, Block - Balodabazar,
District            -                Balodabazar-Bhatapara              Chhattisgarh


17 - Shyama Sahu W/o Harish Kumar Sahu Aged About 48 Years Presently Posted
As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Arjuni, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                   Chhattisgarh
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18 - Annapurna Dhruw W/o Rakesh Dhruw Aged About 36 Years Presently Posted
As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Arjuni, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                  Chhattisgarh


19 - Nirmala Kurre W/o Raju Kurre Aged About 40 Years Presently Posted As
Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Arjuni, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                  Chhattisgarh


20 - Parmanand Patel S/o Jasram Patel Aged About 38 Years Presently Posted As
Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Sakari, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                  Chhattisgarh


21 - Lakshmi Dahariya W/o Shivcharan Dahariya Aged About 37 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Kumhari, Block - Balodabazar,
District            -             Balodabazar-Bhatapara                Chhattisgarh


22 - Sarita Jaiswal W/o Rajendra Jaiswal Aged About 58 Years Presently Posted As
Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Sakari, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                  Chhattisgarh


23 - Archana Pathak W/o Alok Kumar Pathak Aged About 46 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Sakari, Block - Balodabazar,
District            -             Balodabazar-Bhatapara                Chhattisgarh


24 - Kaminee Kiran Baghel W/o Saurabh Baghel Aged About 37 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Sakari, Block - Balodabazar,
District            -             Balodabazar-Bhatapara                Chhattisgarh


25 - Saroj Verma W/o Mr. Namdev Verma Aged About 40 Years Presently Posted As
Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Sakari, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                  Chhattisgarh


26 - Garima Gore W/o Chunni Lal Gore Aged About 32 Years Presently Posted As
Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bharseli, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                  Chhattisgarh


27 - Pushpa Verma S/o Shree Thanu Ram Verma Aged About 51 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Dotopar, Block - Balodabazar,
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District             -                   Balodabazar-Bhatapara          Chhattisgarh


28 - Ram Kumar Paikara S/o Ramayan Shingh Paikara Aged About 37 Years
Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bamhanmudi, Block
-     Balodabazar,        District        -     Balodabazar-Bhatapara   Chhattisgarh


29 - Ganga Sagar Dhruw S/o Til Singh Dhruw Aged About 32 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Turma, Block - Balodabazar,
District             -                   Balodabazar-Bhatapara          Chhattisgarh


30 - Vijay Singh Paikara S/o Chait Ram Aged About 33 Years Presently Posted As
Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bhalukona, Block - Kasdol, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                   Chhattisgarh


31 - Pyare Lal Paikara S/o Jawahir Singh Paikara Aged About 34 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Chichirda, Block -
Balodabazar,         District        -        Balodabazar-Bhatapara     Chhattisgarh


32 - Narayan Prasad Verma S/o Ramsing Verma Aged About 38 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Turma, Block - Balodabazar,
District             -                   Balodabazar-Bhatapara          Chhattisgarh


33 - Om Prakash Sahu S/o Gorelal Sahu Aged About 35 Years Presently Posted As
Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Sunsuniya, Block - Balodabazar, District
-                        Balodabazar-Bhatapara                          Chhattisgarh


34 - Pitamber Singh Diwan S/o Naval Singh Diwan Aged About 43 Years Presently
Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Khamariya, Block -
Balodabazar,         District        -        Balodabazar-Bhatapara     Chhattisgarh


35 - Dijendra Kanwar S/o Pandit Kanwar Aged About 31 Years Presently Posted As
Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Changori, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                   Chhattisgarh


36 - Shiv Kumar Yadav S/o Panchram Yadav Aged About 44 Years Presently Posted
As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Changori, Block - Balodabazar,
District             -                   Balodabazar-Bhatapara          Chhattisgarh


37 - Paitrik Shyam Kaiwart S/o Kali Ram Kaiwart Aged About 52 Years Presently
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Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Changori, Block -
Balodabazar,        District     -        Balodabazar-Bhatapara           Chhattisgarh


38 - Neel Ram Sahu S/o Hem Lal Sahu Aged About 49 Years Presently Posted As
Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Changori, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                     Chhattisgarh


39 - Bamleshwari Dhruw W/o Komal Ram Dhruw Aged About 42 Years Presently
Posted As Teacher At Govt. Middle School Bharsela, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara                                                     Chhattisgarh


40 - Nagesh Kumar Paikara S/o Gurudayal Aged About 32 Years Presently Posted
As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Parsadih, Block - Balodabazar,
District            -                Balodabazar-Bhatapara                Chhattisgarh


41 - Vinod Kumar Chaturvedi S/o Bhukhan Lal Chaturvedi Aged About 37 Years
Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Turma, Block -
Balodabazar,        District     -        Balodabazar-Bhatapara           Chhattisgarh


42 - Badri Vishal Sahu S/o Banshi Lal Sahu Aged About 34 Years Presently Posted
As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Paisar, Block - Balodabazar, District -
Balodabazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh
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Petitioner(s)

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

3 - Director Directorate Of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

4 - Commissioner Cum Director Directorate Of Panchayat Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

5 - District Education Officer District Balodabazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh

6 - Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh

7 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Balodabazar, District Balodabazar- Bhatapara Chhattisgarh

8 - Block Education Officer Block Balodabazar, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Shiv Sewak, Advocate For Respondents-State : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Dy. Government Advocate S.B. Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 17/03/2026

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

"10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to 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;.

10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to 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;.

10.3 This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to 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 to consider the detailed directing Respondents 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 up- gradation in the pay scale and claims, same be paid to the Petitioners within 60 days.

10.4 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 submit 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 petitioner is different than

that of case of Sona Sahu (Supra). 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 Teachers by School Education Department but were

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. Learned counsel for the 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. 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 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.

Digitally SHUBHAM signed by Sd/-

DEY     SHUBHAM
        DEY
                                                  (Parth Prateem Sahu)
                                                          Judge

       Dey