Writ petitions by primary school headmasters were dismissed as infructuous after the State submitted, and petitioners' counsel did not dispute, that the petitioners had already been granted promotion.
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Digitally signed by PRIYANKA PRIYANKA VERMA VERMA Date: 2025.12.08 14:14:37 +0530
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
WPS No. 10511 of 2019
1 - Pramod Kumar Dewangan S/o Shri Surit Ram Dewangan Aged About 52 Years Posted As Head Master (Primary School) At Primary School, Khaira Block Kasdol, District Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh
2 - Gopeshwar Kumar Verma S/o Shri Dhansai Verma Aged About 43 Years At Head Master (Primary School) At Primary School, Khamahriya Block Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh
3 - Smt. Durga Dhruwa W/o Shri Mangesh Dhruwa Aged About 43 Years Posted As Head Master (Primary School) At Primary School, Gadabhatha Block Palari, District Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh
4 - Bhupendra Patel S/o Shri Tek Ram Patel Aged About 44 Years At Head Master (Primary School) At Primary School, Dongra, Block Baloda Bazar, District Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh
5 - Virendra Kumar Kesharwani S/o Shri Dasharath Lal Kesharwani Aged About 47 Years At Head Master (Primary School) At Primary School, Muchhmalda, Block Bilaigarh, District Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh
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6 - Ashok Kumar Verma S/o Shri Paltan Ram Verma Aged About 48 Years At Head Master (Primary School) At Primary School, Nandaniya, Block Kasdol, District Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh
7 - Motilal Verma S/o Shri Kartik Ram Verma Aged About 49 Years At Head Master (Primary School) At Primary School, Nawagoan, Block Palari, District Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh
8 - Ramdular Nirala S/o Shri Ramsai Nirala Aged About 46 Years At Head Master (Primary School) At Primary School, Hardi Block Bilaigarh, District Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh
9 - Smt Asha Sahu W/o Shri Ramashankar Sahu Aged About 45 Years At Head Master (Primary School) At Primary School, Pangoan, Block Baloda Bazar, District Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh
10 - Bedram Bandhe S/o Shri Samaru Ram Bandhe Aged About 49 Years At Head Master (Primary School) At Primary School, Jara Block Palari, District Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh
--- Petitioners
versus
1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh
2 - The Director, Public Instructions Chhattisgarh, H. Q. Indrawati Bhawan, Nawa Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh
--- Respondents
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WPS No. 298 of 2020
1 - Omkar Prasad Verma S/o Beniram Verma Aged About 51 Years HeadMaster, Primary School- Mungesar, Block- Aarang, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh
2 - Manisha Gauraha W/o Ashish Gauraha Aged About 44 Years HeadMaster, Primary School- Dharampura, Block- Dharsiwa, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh
3 - Khilendra Kumar Sahu S/o Sakha Ram Sahu Aged About 41 Years Head-Master, Primary School- Sonpairi, Block- Abhanpur, DistrictRaipur, Chhattisgarh
4 - Meera Shrivas W/o Rajesh Shrivas Aged About 45 Years HeadMaster, Primary School- Kanthadih, Block- Dharsiwa, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh
5 - Seema Avale W/o Vasudev Rao Aged About 46 Years Head-Master, Primary School- Sarkhi, Block- Abhanpur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh
6 - Deenanath Sahu S/o Lakhanlal Sahu Aged About 43 Years HeadMaster, Primary School- Domo, Block- Dharsiwa, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh
7 - Shiv Kumar Verma S/o J. P. Verma Aged About 49 Years HeadMaster, Primary School- Bartori, Block- Tilda, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh
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8 - Manharan Lal Verma S/o Chowa Ram Verma Aged About 49 Years Head-Master, Primary School- Kesda, Block- Simga, DistrictBalodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh
9 - Pushpalata Nayak W/o Pradeep Nayak Aged About 41 Years HeadMaster, Primary School- Pausari, Block- Simga, District- BalodabazarBhatapara, Chhattisgarh
10 - Arun Kumar Verma S/o Bisahuram Verma Aged About 45 Years Head-Master, Primary School- Pronnat Kosmanda, Block- Bhatapara, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh
11 - Indrani Sahu W/o Durga Prasad Sahu Aged About 46 Years HeadMaster, Primary School- Surkhi, Block- Bhatapara, DistrictBalodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh
12 - Kanti Lal Sahu S/o Johat Ram Sahu Aged About 45 Years HeadMaster, Primary School- Rampur, Block- Pallari, District- BalodabazarBhatapara, Chhattisgarh
13 - Deepak Kumar Sharma S/o Shiv Kumar Sharma Aged About 46 Years Head-Master, Primary School- Kuchi, Block- Pallari, DistrictBalodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh
--- Petitioners
Versus
1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School, Education Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh
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2 - The Director Directorate Of Public Instruction (DPI), Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh
--- Respondents
WPS No. 8 of 2020
1 - Laxmikant Patel S/o Shri Kanhaiya Lal Patel Aged About 48 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Kalmi, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
2 - Ghanshyam Singh Patel S/o Shri Tej Singh Patel Aged About 43 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Kosamnara, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
3 - Ashish Rangari S/o Shri Chandrashekhar Rangari Aged About 43 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Jorapali, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
4 - Ishwar Prasad Patel S/o Shri Rupmohan Patel Aged About 43 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Tarapur, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
5 - Premnarayan Patel S/o Shri Rambhajan Patel Aged About 43 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Kosampai (West), Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
6 - Pramod Kumar Patel S/o Late Gulab Ram Patel Aged About 48 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Taparda, Block Pussore, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
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7 - Amit Kumar Dubey S/o Late Heera Lal Dubey Aged About 45 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Kotaridipa, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
8 - Bhuwaneshwar Patel S/o Late Chain Kumar Patel Aged About 38 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Kachhar, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
9 - Rampyare Goutam S/o Shri Chhotelal Goutam Aged About 47 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Junadih, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
10 - Bhuwan Lal Patel S/o Late Lal Kumar Patel Aged About 48 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Gejamuda, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
11 - Smt. Krishna Patel W/o Shri Hitendra Kumar Patel Aged About 46 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Jampali, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
12 - Madhav Singh S/o Shri Laxman Singh Aged About 49 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Sambalpuri, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
13 - Smt. Laxmi Mishra W/o Shri Vinod Kumar Mishra Aged About 40 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Patrapali (West), Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
14 - Sudhir Kumar Namdeo S/o Shri Jagdish Prasad Namdeo Aged About 48 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Jiladi, Block Pussore, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
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15 - Sarfraz Nawaz Ahmed S/o Late Shamsuddin Ahmed Aged About 47 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Chiraipani (West), Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
16 - Rajendra Chourasia S/o Late Shrinath Chourasia Aged About 46 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Mouharidipa, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
17 - Krishna Kumar Bhagat S/o Shri Sukhram Bhagat Aged About 49 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Boirdadar, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
18 - Smt. Usha Patel W/o Shri Sunil Kumar Patel Aged About 51 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Naveen Bokramuda, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
19 - Nityanand Naik S/o Late Chaitram Naik Aged About 49 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Kunjedabari, Block Pussore, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
20 - Smt. Nirmala Singh Thakur W/o Shri Viresh Kumar Singh Aged About 48 Years Working As Head Master, Government Boy's Primary School Kirodimalnagar, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
21 - Chaturbhuj Patel S/o Shri Arjun Lal Patel Aged About 43 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Barmuda, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
22 - Vidhan Bhattacharya S/o Shri Balram Bhattacharya Aged About 46 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Jhalmala, Block Pussore, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
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23 - Dr. Manish Tripathy D/o Late Shubhchintak Lal Tripathy Aged About 47 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Ravishankar, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
24 - Ku. Mamta Bishwal D/o Shri Jagdish Prasad Bishwal Aged About 51 Years Working As Head Master, Government Girl's Primary School Kirodimalnagar, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
25 - Ku. Sapna Sharma D/o Shri Niranjan Lal Sharma Aged About 46 Years Working As Head Master, Government Girl's Primary School Uchchabhitthi, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
26 - Smt. Kiran Lata Lakra W/o Shri Dilip Lakra Aged About 47 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Thakurpali, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
27 - Smt. Laxmi Patel W/o Shri Pradeep Kumar Patel Aged About 48 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Kusmura, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
28 - Smt. Jaishri Diwan W/o Shri Jhaveri Singh Diwan Aged About 44 Years Working As Head Master, Government Primary School Dongitarai, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
--- Petitioners
Versus
1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh
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2 - The Director Public Instruction, Chhattisgarh, Head Quarter Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh
3 - Under Secretary, Department Of School Education, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh
4 - The Joint Director Education Division, Divisional Office, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
5 - District Education Officer Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
--- Respondents
| For Petitioners | : Ms. Shrijita Kesharwani, Advocate appears on |
|---|---|
| behalf of Mr. Rajesh Kumar Kesharwani, Mr. | |
| Prakhar Dashore, Advocate appears on behalf | |
| of Mr. R.S. Patel and Ms. Dipanjali Tiwari, | |
| Advocate appears on behalf of Mr. Rohit | |
| Sharma, Advocate. | |
| For | : Mr. Santosh Soni, GA along with Dr. Sanjay |
| Respondents/State | Guhey, District Education Officer Balodabazar- Bhataparapresent inperson. |
Hon'ble Shri Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari
Order On Board
08/12/2025
1. At the outset, learned counsel for the respondent/State submits that the petitioners have already been grant promotion, therefore, the Petition has become infructuous.
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2. Counsel for the petitioners also does not dispute the aforesaid
proposition.
3. In view of the aforesaid submission, the Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/-
(Deepak Kumar Tiwari) Judge
Priyanka
Pramod Kumar Dewangan
Gopeshwar Kumar Verma
Smt. Durga Dhruwa
Bhupendra Patel
Virendra Kumar Kesharwani
Ashok Kumar Verma
Deepak Kumar Tiwari
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