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Ravindra Nath Chandra v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC22 Apr 2025WPS/849/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Chhattisgarh High Court; WPS 849/2025; transfer of In-charge Block Education Officer, Pendra; junior Lecturer posted in petitioner's place; respondent No.7's posting cancelled 06/02/2025 by Collector; committee constituted 03.03.2025; direction to submit representation within 20 days; committee to decide within 25 days per State policy; interim order 27/02/2025 continued; petition disposed without deciding merits; Bibhu Datta Guru, J.; 23/04/2025.

What did the court decide?

Liberty and direction to the petitioner to approach the State-constituted Committee and submit a representation within 20 days; the Committee to decide per State Government policy within a further 25 days; the interim order dated 27/02/2025 to remain operative in the interregnum. ¶30

Ravindra Nath Chandra Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned transfer order shifting the petitioner from the post of In-charge Block Education Officer, Pendra, and placing the junior Lecturer (respondent No.7) in his place, is just and proper.

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Court's answer

If such a representation is filed, the Committee is directed to consider it and pass necessary orders in accordance with the policy of the State Government, taking into account the petitioner's grievance, within a further period of 25 days.

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Ratio / Principle

In view of the State's submission, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach the Committee constituted by the State Government and submit a representation within 20 days; the merits of the transfer were not decided.

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Key takeaways

The interim order dated 27/02/2025 passed by this Court shall remain operative until the Committee passes its order.ratio¶29

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, WPS No. 849 of 2025, decided 23/04/2025 (Bibhu Datta Guru, J.) — Ravindra Nath Chandra v. State of Chhattisgarh & others. The petitioner, In-charge Block Education Officer, Pendra (District Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi), questioned his transfer to Gurukul Higher Secondary School, Pendra Road, by which the junior Lecturer respondent No.7 (Praveen Kumar Shrivas) was posted in his place by the District Education Officer, the vacancy having arisen after Vijay Kumar Verma's WPS No.1588/2025 challenging his own posting as In-charge B.E.O. was allowed and he was directed to continue as Principal, Swami Atmanand Higher Secondary School, Pendra. Counsel for the State submitted that respondent No.7's posting had since been cancelled by the Collector-cum-District Election Officer by order dated 06/02/2025, that a committee constituted on 03.03.2025 would examine the grievance, and that the petitioner's interim order dated 27/02/2025 was subsisting. Without adjudicating the transfer on merits, the Court disposed of the petition directing the petitioner to approach the Committee and submit a representation within 20 days, the Committee to pass necessary orders in accordance with State Government policy within a further 25 days, with the interim order dated 27/02/2025 remaining operative till then.

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2025:CGHC:18436

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Digitally signed by AMARDEEP AMARDEEP CHOUBEY CHOUBEY Date: 2025.04.24 18:28:46 +0530

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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WPS No. 849 of 2025

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1 - Ravindra Nath Chandra S/o Late B.L. Chandra Aged About 56 Years In-Charge Block Education Officer, Pendra District Gaurella-PendraMarwahi (C.G.)

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... Petitioner(s)

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versus

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1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

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2 - Under Secretary School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Director Directorate of Public Instruction Indrawati Bhawan, Naya - Raipur Raipur District Raipur (C.G.)

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4 - Collector Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi, District- Gaurella-PendraMarwahi (C.G.)

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5 - District Education Officer Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi, District - Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi (C.G.)

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6 - Vijay Kumar Verma Posted As Principal Swami Atmanand Higher Secondary School Pendra District Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi (C.G.)

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7 - Praveen Kumar Shrivas Posted As Lecturer Government Gurukul School Pendra Road District- Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi (C.G.)

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... Respondents

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(Cause title is taken from Case Information System)

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For Petitioner : Mr. Mateen Siddiqui, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Soumitra Kesharwani, Panel Lawyer, For Respondent No.6 : Mr. Abhishek Pandey, Advocate For Respondent No.7 : Mr. Yogendra Chaturvedi, Advocate.

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(HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU)

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Order on Board

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23/04/2025

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By the present writ petition, the petitioner is questioning the order of transfer of the petitioner from the post of In-charge Block Education Officer, Pendra District: Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi to Gurukul Higher Secondary School Pendra Road, Block Gaurella, District: Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, C.G.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that initially one Vijay Kumar Verma was posted as In-charge, B.E.O., he was not inclined to join as a In-charge, B.E.O., and the said Vijay Kumar Verma questioned his posting by writ petition bearing WPS No.1588/2025, which was allowed and he was directed to work as Principal at Swami Atmanand Higher Secondary School, Pendra, District:Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi, in between, the respondent No.7 who is a Lecturer and junior to the petitioner has been posted in place of the petitioner by the order of District Education Officer and hence, the order impugned by which the petitioner has been transferred from the present place of posting and placing the junior Lecturer on his place, is not just and proper.

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Learned counsel for the State and counsel for respondent No.7 submit that subsequently, the order of posting of the respondent No.7 as a In-charge, B.E.O. has been cancelled by order dated 06/02/2025 by the Collector-cum-District Election Officer, District, Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi. Learned counsel for the State submits that as the posting of respondent No.7 has already been cancelled, but still there is an interim order continuing in favour of

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the petitioner vide order dated 27/02/2025. He further submits that as presently, no one is posted in the present place of posting of the petitioner i.e. In-charge, Block Education Officer, Pendra District: Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi and a committee has been constituted on 03.03.2025 and if the petitioner will approach the committee, said committee shall consider the grievance of the petitioner in accordance with the policy of the State Government and grievance if any raised by the petitioner, the same shall be redressed within a stipulated period.

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I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings and the documents.

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In view of submission made by learned counsel for the State, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach the Committee constituted by the State Government and submit a representation within a period of 20 days. If the petitioner will file any such representation before the committee, the committee is directed to consider the same and pass necessary order in accordance with the policy of the State Government by considering the grievance of the petitioner within a further period of 25 days. Till then, the interim order dated 27/02/2025 passed by this Court shall remain operative.

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With the aforesaid liberty and direction, the writ petition is disposed of. The petitioner is at liberty to apprise the committee about the order passed by this Court. SD/-

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(BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE

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Amardeep

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