Bhupendra Kumar Shrivash v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur — WPS No. 13022 of 2025, decided 17/04/2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Parth Prateem Sahu (single bench). Teacher (LB) (Arts) challenged transfer under the rationalization policy as a surplus teacher, disputing the Headmaster's subject classification (Hindi vs 'Arts'); representations rejected by District Level and Divisional Level Rationalization Committees; petition disposed of (not decided on merits) with liberty to submit representation/appeal before the State Level Committee headed by the Director, Directorate of Public Instructions, Raipur, to be decided preferably within three months. Keywords: rationalization policy, surplus teacher, transfer, subject classification, Headmaster, alternative remedy, State Level Committee, DPI Raipur, Gariyabandh, Fingeshwar, Devbhog, three-month timeline, liberty to represent.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to submit a representation/appeal before the State Level Committee headed by the Director, Directorate of Public Instructions, Raipur (respondent No. 2), which shall consider and decide it in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within three months from the date of receipt; no opinion expressed on the merits of the petitioner's claim.