Bhikham Patel v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 3744 of 2023; decided 10/09/2025; disposed of in terms of order dated 11.09.2024 in WP(S) No. 2116/2022 and connected matters; Sanskrit teacher promotion; Master degree in Sanskrit eligibility; Annexure 1 entry 5 of Rules 2019 (Annexure P-1); Annexure P-2 clubbing of Hindi and Sanskrit posts (231 posts); bifurcation of Hindi and Sanskrit Teacher posts; preference to Sanskrit graduates; Rule 15 of Notification dated 05.03.2019; no case of constitutional invalidity established; alternative/legal remedy for promotion left open; Article 226 writ petition; petitioner Bhikham Patel; respondents State of Chhattisgarh and Joint Director, Education Division Durg.
What did the court decide?
None of the prayers allowed; petition disposed of in terms of the order dated 11.09.2024 passed in WP(S) No. 2116/2022 and connected matters, with the petitioner left at liberty to avail the remedy available under the law for his promotion claim.