Birendra Kumar Rajwade v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 1059 of 2026 (decided 29/01/2026); Parth Prateem Sahu, J. Keywords: seniority from initial date of appointment; Assistant Teacher / Shilsha Karmi Grade III; promotion eligibility; corrected gradation list; parity with WP (S) No. 1681/2023 (order dated 05.12.2025); direction to decide pending representation within 3 months; petition disposed of without entering merits; respondents include Secretaries of School Education and Panchayat & Rural Development, Directors of Panchayat/Public Instructions, CEO Zila Panchayat Korea, DEO Korea. Advocates: Anand Kumar Kujur (petitioner); Suyashdhar Badgaiyan, Government Advocate (State).
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No. 7 (District Education Officer, Korea) to take a decision on the petitioner's pending representation in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within 03 months from the date of receipt of the representation; no adjudication of seniority/promotion claim on merits.