Sanjay Kumar v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, WPS 5540/2024, order dated 09/09/2024, Justice Sachin Singh Rajput. Guest Lecturers (Mathematics and Chemistry) at Government Kangala Manjhi College, Dondi (Balod) challenged the Principal/respondent No.3's advertisement dated 12/07/2024 (Annexure P/1) for fresh recruitment as Guest Lecturer/Assistant Professor/Professor whereby existing Guest Lecturers were to be replaced. With concurrence of counsel for both sides, and since the identical issue stood decided in WPS No.4210/2024 and other connected matters, the Court disposed of the petition in terms of that earlier order: State free to recruit per Regulation of 2018 and Policy of 2024, but similarly qualified Guest Lecturers not to be replaced by a similar set.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of in terms of the order in WPS No.4210/2024 and other connected matters; under those adopted terms the State may fill Guest Lecturer posts per the Regulation of 2018 and the Policy of 2024, but similarly qualified Guest Lecturers are not to be replaced by a similar set.