Pashupati Nath Pandey v. State of Chhattisgarh
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Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur — WPS Nos. 424, 572, 577, 591, 609, 656, 1689, 2226, 2227 & 3670 of 2022, decided 09/07/2026 by Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey. Subject: absorption of Shikshakarmis (Grade-II/Grade-III, appointed 30.06.2010) into the Chhattisgarh School Education Department; differential absorption dates (01.07.2018 for comparators versus 01.07.2019 for petitioners); impugned departmental letters dated 13.12.2021, 07.01.2022, 14.01.2022 and 18.01.2022; Rule 15(1) of the Chhattisgarh School Education Services (Educational and Administrative Cadre) Recruitment and Promotion Rules, 2019 (service computation for promotion — relief not pressed); direction to decide absorption w.e.f. 01.07.2018 within three months after verification of service records; liberty to claim consequential benefits; petitions disposed of. Useful for: similar treatment of similarly placed employees in absorption; Shikshakarmi absorption litigation; Teacher (L.B.)/Lecturer (L.B.) cadre; School Education Department, Government of Chhattisgarh.