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Surendra Kumar Yadav v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC8 May 2026WPS/1174/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Lok Adalat settlement and withdrawal of writ petition; teacher (LB) transfer under rationalization process; reinstatement with continuity of service sought; petitioner joined transferred posting on 01.01.2026; respondents include State of Chhattisgarh School Education Department and rationalization committee functionaries; compromise accepted as just, proper and legal; no merits adjudicated; no precedent cited; WPS No. 1174 of 2026; decided 09.05.2026.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief adjudicated; petition disposed of as withdrawn pursuant to the amicable settlement accepted by the Lok Adalat; the compromise docket is to be made part of the award. ¶29

Surendra Kumar Yadav Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No substantive relief adjudicated; petition disposed of as withdrawn pursuant to the amicable settlement accepted by the Lok Adalat; the compromise docket is to be made part of the award.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, a Teacher (LB) transferred under the rationalization process, was entitled to reinstatement at Government Middle School, Jokapath with consequential benefits including continuity of service (framed from the relief sought; never adjudicated as the petition was withdrawn).

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Ratio / Principle

In view of the submissions made by the parties, the writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn.

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Key takeaways

The contesting parties had amicably settled the dispute and the Lok Adalat, finding the terms of compromise to be just, proper and legal, accepted the settlement arrived at between them.ratio¶28
A copy of the docket containing the compromise arrived at between the parties is to be made part of the award.ratio¶30

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

National Lok Adalat award of the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (Hon'ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge-Lok Adalat, and Shri Malay Shrivastava, Advocate, Member-Lok Adalat) in WPS No. 1174 of 2026, passed on 09.05.2026. The petitioner, a Teacher (LB) at Government Middle School, Jokapath, Block Shankargarh, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, had filed a writ petition seeking reinstatement at that school with consequential benefits including continuity of service, pursuant to a transfer order issued under the rationalization process. Before the Lok Adalat, the petitioner, appearing through video conferencing, submitted that he had already joined at the transferred place of posting on 01.01.2026 and did not wish to press the petition. The contesting parties amicably settled the dispute; the Lok Adalat, finding the terms of compromise to be just, proper and legal, accepted the settlement and disposed of the writ petition as withdrawn, directing that a copy of the compromise docket be made part of the award. No issue of law was decided and no precedent or statute was cited.

2026:CGHC:21805

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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NATIONAL LOK ADALAT

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Judge - Lok Adalat : Hon'ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru Member - Lok Adalat : Shri Malay Shrivastava, Advocate

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WPS No. 1174 of 2026

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Digitally signed bySHOAIB SHOAIB ANWAR ANWAR Date:2026.05.09 15:18:38 +0530

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Surendra Kumar Yadav S/o Shri Ramrup Yadav Aged About 50 Years Presently Posted As Teacher (Lb) At Govt. Middle School Jokapath, Block Shankargarh, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.)

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... Petitioner(s)

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versus

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

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2 - Director, Directorate Of Public Instructions Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

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3 - Joint Director, Education Division And Secretary, Divisional Level Rationalization Committee Sarguja Division Ambikapur (C.G.)

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4 - Collector And Chairman District Level Rationalization Committee District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.)

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5 - District Education Officer And Secretary, District Level Rationalization Committee District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.)

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6 - Block Education Officer Shankargarh District- BalrampurRamanujganj (C.G.)

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... Respondent(s)

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(Cause title taken from CIS)

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For Petitioner(s)	: Petitioner Conferenc Aadhaar compromi	appe ing (s Card se petiti	ars elf a atta on)	through Video ttested copy of ched with the
For Respondent(s)	: Shri Kan	waljeet	Singh	Saini, Dy. Govt
	Advocate	along	with	Shri Mani Ram
	Yadav,	District	Ed	ucation Officer,
	Balrampur	-Raman	ujganj	(C.G.)

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AWARD

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(Passed on 09.05.2026)

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By the present writ petition, the petitioner sought reinstatement at Government Middle School, Jokapath along with consequential benefits including continuity of service.

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However, the petitioner, appearing through video conferencing, submitted that he had already joined at the transferred place of posting on 01.01.2026 pursuant to the transfer order issued under the rationalization process and, therefore, he did not wish to press the petition.

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In view of the submission made by the parties, the writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn.

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The Court also recorded that the contesting parties had amicably settled the dispute and, finding the terms of compromise to be just, proper, and legal, accepted the settlement arrived at between them.

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Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of as withdrawn.

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A copy of the docket (compromise arrived at between the parties) be made part of this award.

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Sd/- Sd/(Bibhu Datta Guru) (Malay Shrivastava) Judge - Lok Adalat Member - Lok Adalat High Court of Chhattisgarh High Court of Chhattisgarh

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