Pokhan Ram Sahu Vs State of Chhattisgarh

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Digitally signed by ANURADHA ANURADHA TIWARI TIWARI Date: 2026.06.18 10:18:15 +0530

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2026:CGHC:24199-DB

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NAFR

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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WA No. 444 of 2026

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1 - Pokhan Ram Sahu S/o Khelawan Ram Sahu Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Jhal, Block - Bemetara, DistrictBemetar (C.G.)

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2 - Sulochana Netam W/o Ramnihal Netam Aged About 48 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Khamhi, - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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3 - Khemeshwree Ghritlahre W/o Baldau Prasad Ghritlahre Aged About 43 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Sarangpur, Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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4 - Lakshman Prasad Bharti S/o Mr. Jhadoo Ram Aged About 44 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Khapri, - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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5 - Gourekhan Lal Thakur S/o Dasharath Singh Thakur Aged About 58 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Baradera, Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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6 - Bodhmati Mandavi W/o Mr. Santosh Mandavi Aged About 46 Years Presently Posted As Teacher At Govt. Middle School Khandsara, Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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7 - Kapil Ram Netam S/o Mr. Pusau Ram Netam Aged About 58 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Ghanadih, - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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8 - Narayan Singh Netam S/o Bisahu Ram Netam Aged About 45 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Karchuwa, - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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9 - Naipal Singh Chandrakar S/o Kejaha Ram Chandrakar Aged About 47 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Bohardih, Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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10 - Chetan Singh Dhruw S/o Mansha Ram Dhruw Aged About 41 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Batar, - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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11 - Bhagwan Singh Netam S/o Mehataru Ram Netam Aged About 55 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Nawrangpur, Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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12 - Manoj Netam S/o Ghasiya Ram Aged About 46 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Kurda, Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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13 - Gulab Chand Dhruv S/o Surit Ram Dhruv Aged About 43 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Nevaspur, - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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14 - Dhansingh Dhruv S/o Kapil Singh Dhruv Aged About 50 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Devgaon, - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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15 - Murit Ram Vishwakarma S/o Ramdin Vishwakarma Aged About 51

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Years Presently Posted As Teacher At Govt. Middle School Kurda, Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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16 - Ishwari Dhruve W/o Gangaram Dhruve Aged About 45 Years Presently Posted As Teacher At Govt. Primary School Batar, Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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17 - Chovaram Banjare S/o Shyam Lal Banjare Aged About 40 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Dhara, Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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18 - Thakur Ram Sahu S/o Shobha Ram Sahu Aged About 50 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Sankapat, - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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19 - Chetan Singh Verma S/o Nema Singh Verma Aged About 41 Years Presently Posted As Teacher At Govt. Middle School Dhara , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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20 - Satyanarayan Sahu S/o Bahal Ram Sahu Aged About 44 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Tarke , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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21 - Bhagwati Prasad Markandey S/o Suryakant Markandey Aged About 38 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Tarke , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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22 - Murali Prasad Nishad S/o Mohan Lal Nishad Aged About 37 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Chargawa , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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23 - Bharti Netam W/o Mr. Topsingh Netam Aged About 40 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Modhe ,

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Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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24 - Santoshi Jaiswal W/o Vijay Kumar Jaiswal Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Mohatara , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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25 - Meena Verma W/o Shri Johan Verma Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Teacher At Govt. Middle School Hemaband , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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26 - Dooman Lal Sahu S/o Mr. Sukaloo Ram Sahu Aged About 43 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Hemaband , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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27 - Hemlata Sahu W/o Bholooram Sahu Aged About 38 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Banshpur , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh 28 - Komal Ram Sahu S/o Dharam Ram Sahu Aged About 49 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bhurki , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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29 - Shyam Lal Sinha S/o Ganga Prasad Sinha Aged About 46 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bhurki , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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30 - Kamlesh Verma S/o Dalan Singh Verma Aged About 38 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Kewachhi , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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31 - Bobby Dewangan W/o Manish Dewangan Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Dhangaon , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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32 - Satrupa Rathore W/o Parmeshwar Singh Rathore Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Padkidih , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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33 - Murli Verma S/o Kanhaiya Lal Verma Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Basni , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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34 - Vimal Kishor Vaishnava S/o Krishna Kumar Vaishnava Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Padkidih , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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35 - Santram Netam S/o Mr. Bakhariram Netam Aged About 55 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Semariya , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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36 - Rashmi Tiwari W/o Pawan Tiwari Aged About 40 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Padkidih , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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37 - Dukhu Ram Sahu S/o Vishwanath Sahu Aged About 50 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Moh Ranga , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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38 - Rajendra Kumar Pal S/o Ramadhar Pal Aged About 41 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Arjuni , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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39 - Shashikala Yadav W/o Vijay Kumar Yadav Aged About 44 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Shinghouri , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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40 - Padma Nirmalkar W/o Ashok Kumar Nirmalkar Aged About 43 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bijabhat , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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41 - Shivraj Dhruw S/o Mayaram Dhruw Aged About 45 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Ghatholi , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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42 - Anjor Singh Verma S/o Ajoo Ram Verma Aged About 59 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Sawatpur , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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43 - Arun Kumar Verma S/o Anjor Singh Verma Aged About 39 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Bhurki , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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44 - Kamlesh Kumar Nishad S/o Shyam Lal Nishad Aged About 44 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Bhurki , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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45 - Sarita Sahu W/o Bhanu Pratap Sahu Aged About 44 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Middle School Dhara , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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46 - Premlata Patil W/o Nutan Singh Patil Aged About 51 Years Presently Posted As Teacher At Govt. Middle School Tuma , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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47 - Ramjee Sahu S/o Mr. Jagmohan Ram Sahu Aged About 45 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Bandhi , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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48 - Narendra Kumar Sahu S/o Mr. Mannu Ram Sahu Aged About 37

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Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Banshpur , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh 49 - Badri Lal Verma S/o Durga Prasad Verma Aged About 46 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Kodwa , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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50 - Trilochan Singh Thakur S/o Mr. Birsingh Thakur Aged About 47 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Janta , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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51 - Radhe Singh Yadaw S/o Jant Ram Yadaw Aged About 55 Years Presently Posted As Teacher At Govt. Middle School Kodwa , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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52 - Dilip Kumar Dhruve S/o Kuwaru Ram Dhruve Aged About 49 Years Presently Posted As Teacher At Govt. Middle School Janta , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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53 - Vijay Kumar Yadav S/o Mr. Santram Yadav Aged About 48 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Bhaisa , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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54 - Sarita Manikpuri W/o Trilok Das Manikpuri Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Ninwa , - Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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55 - Govendra Singh Verma S/o Mr. Baldev Singh Verma Aged About 44 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Chamari , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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56 - Sheetal Rajput W/o Vinod Kumar Rajput Aged About 43 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Kanteli ,

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Block Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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57 - Prabha Thakur W/o Paltu Ram Thakur Aged About 41 Years Presently Posted As Assistant Teacher At Govt. Primary School Hathmundi , Block - Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

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... Appellants

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versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, School Education Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District Raipur (C.G.)

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2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur - District Raipur (C.G.)

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3 - Director Directroate Of Public Instruction Indrawati Bhawan , Atal - Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

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4 - Commissioner Cum Director Directorate Of Panchayat Directorate Of Panchayat Atal Nagar Naya Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.)

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5 - District Education Officer District - Bemetara (C.G.)

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6 - Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat, Bemetara, District - Bemetara (C.G.)

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(C.G.)

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7 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Bemetara District - Bemetara (C.G.)

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8 - Block Education Officer Bemetara, District - Bemetara (C.G.)

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... Respondents

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(Cause-title ta	ken from Case Information System)
For Appellants	:Mr. Devashish Tiwari, Advocate
For Respondents-State	:Mr. Prasun Kumar Bhaduri, Deputy Advocate General

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Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge

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Judgment on Board

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Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

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17.06.2026

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1. Heard on I.A. No.01, which is an application for condonation of delay of 16 days in filing the instant appeal.

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2. After hearing the learned counsel for the appellants and considering the reasons mentioned in the application, we are of the considered opinion that sufficient cause has been shown in the application and accordingly, I.A. No.01 is allowed and delay of 16 days in filing the instant appeal is hereby condoned.

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3. The appellants have filed this writ appeal against the order dated 24.11.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in WPS No.4222 of 2025 and other connected matters, by which the learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ petition filed by the writ petitioners / appellants herein.

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4. Learned counsel appearing for the parties submit that the issue involved in this writ appeal has already been considered and decided by this Court vide judgment dated 13.03.2026 passed in WA No.193 of 2026 ( Pushpalata Manikpuri & Others vs. State

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of Chhattisgarh & Others ) , wherein this Court held as under:-

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“ 33. Upon perusing the impugned order, we notice that the same has been rendered by the learned Single Judge with cogent and justifiable reasons. In an intra-court appeal, no interference is usually warranted unless palpable infirmities are noticed. Learned Single Judge while dismissing the writ petition by the impugned order has adverted to all the facts of the case. We do not find any fault in the impugned order.

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34. In view of the above, the writ appellants/petitioners have failed to demonstrate that they are similarly situated to the petitioner in Writ Appeal No. 261/2023 (Smt. Sona Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh and Others). Their claim under the Circular dated 10.03.2017 is, therefore, misconceived, and the learned Single Judge has rightly dismissed the writ petition. Accordingly, the present writ appeal is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed. ”

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They further submitted that since the facts and issue involved in the present case is identical to that of WA No. 193 of 2026, this appeal may also be dismissed in the same terms.

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5. Having considered the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and having gone through the materials on record, it is evident that the facts and issue involved in this appeal is identical to WA No. 193 of 2026, this Court deems it appropriate

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not to take a view other than what has been taken in WA No. 193

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of 2026 .

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6. Accordingly, the present appeal is dismissed in terms of the order dated 13.03.2026 passed in WA No. 193 of 2026 .

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Sd/Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice

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