Mahant Ram Bhagat Vs State of Chhattisgarh

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2026:CGHC:18565

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NAFR

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PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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WPS No. 3502 of 2026

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Mahant Ram Bhagat S/o Bituram Bhagat Aged About 57 Years R/o House No. 10, R.E.S. Colony, Gram Panchayat Parpa, Tahsil Tokapal District - Bastar (C.G.)

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Niranjan Naag S/o Ramdhar Naag Aged About 53 Years R/o Dongriguda, Gram Panchayat Badanji, Post - Badanji, Tahsil And Block - Lohandiguda, District - Bastar (C.G.)

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Arjun Singh Mourya S/o Ayturam Mourya Aged About 52 Years R/o Durkiguda Para, Gram Panchayat Koynar, Post - Chingpal, Tahsil Darbha, District - Bastar (C.G.)

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Shyamsundar Rana S/o Narsingh Rana Aged About 50 Years R/o Diyari Para, Gram Panchayat Chhaparbhanpuri, Tahsil - Tokapal, District - Bastar (C.G.)

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Ramchandra Naag S/o Mahadev Naag Aged About 52 Years R/o Kadambhatha, Gram Panchayat Rajur, Tahsil - Tokapal, District - Bastar (C.G.)

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Laxman Ram Mourya S/o Baisakhu Mourya Aged About 54 Years R/o H.N. No. 68, Gram Panchayat Singanpur, Tahsil - Tokapal, District - Bastar (C.G.)

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Tulsi Ram S/o Sudru Aged About 53 Years R/o Pujari Para, Gram Panchayat Sonarpal, Tahsil - Tokapal, District - Bastar (C.G.)

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Patiram Mourya S/o Manglu Mourya Aged About 50 Years R/o H.No. 135, Guchaguda Para, Gram Panchayat Potanar, Tahsil - Tokapal, District - Bastar (C.G.)

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Dayaram Kashyap S/o Mangadu Kashyap Aged About 60 Years R/o Ward No. 09, Bija Guda Para, Gram Panchayat - Karpawand, Tahsil - Bakawand, District - Bastar (C.G.)

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10.Chainsingh Yadav S/o Chaituram Yadav Aged About 55 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Sargiguda, Tahsil And Block - Bakawand, District - Bastar (C.G.)

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Puran Singh Yadav S/o Rati Ram Yadav Aged About 57 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Karkapal, Tahsil - Lohandiguda, District - Bastar (C.G.)

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12.Laxman Naag S/o Sampat Naag Aged About 54 Years R/o Rama Para, Gram Panchayat Tamnar, Tahsil - Bakawand, District - Bastar (C.G.)

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--- Petitioner(s)

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

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Collector Bastar, District - Bastar (C.G.)

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District Education Officer Bastar, District - Bastar (C.G.)

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Anil Kumar Lal Assistant Grade - Iii, Presently Posted At Higher Secondary School, Keshloor, Jagdalpur, Distt - Bastar (C.G.)

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Subhashish Chaudhary Assistant Grade - Iii, Presently Posted At Higher Secondary School, Karanji, Jagadalpur, Distt - Bastar (C.G.)

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Ravikant Jha Assistant Grade - Iii, Presently Posted At Higher Secondary School, Sargipal Bakawand, Jagadalpur, Distt - Bastar (C.G.)

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Amit Kundu Assistant Grade - Iii, Presently Posted At Higher Secondary School, Ghatlohanga, Jagadalpur, Distt - Bastar (C.G.)

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V. Anand Kumar Assistant Grade - Iii, Presently Posted At Higher Secondary School, Turenar, Jagadalpur, Distt - Bastar (C.G.)

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Devendra Kumar Nag Assistant Grade - Iii, Presently Posted At Higher Secondary School, Chhinbahar Darbha, Jagadalpur, Distt - Bastar (C.G.)

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10.Devendra Kumar Das Assistant Grade - Iii, Presently Posted At Block Education Officer, Darbha, Jagadalpur, Distt - Bastar (C.G.)

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Arun Pandey Assistant Grade - Iii, Presently Posted At Office Of Block Education Officer, Bakavand, Jagadalpur, Distt - Bastar (C.G.)

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12.Hemant Kumar Yadav Assistant Grade - Iii, Presently Posted At Office Of Block Education Officer, Jagadalpur, Distt - Bastar (C.G.)

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13.Girish Soni Assistant Grade - Iii, Presently Posted At Office Of Block Education Officer, Bakavand, Jagadalpur, Distt - Bastar (C.G.)

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14.Khileshwar Dhruw Assistant Grade - Iii, Presently Posted At Office Of Block Education Officer, Bakavand, Jagadalpur, Distt - Bastar (C.G.)

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15.Dharmraj Chaudhary Assistant Grade - Iii, Presently Posted At Office Of Block Education Officer, Jagadalpur, Distt - Bastar (C.G.)

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--- Respondent(s)

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For Petitioner : Mr. Syed Majid Ali, Advocate For Respondent- State : Mr. Vivek Verma, Govt. Advocate

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Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge

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Order on Board

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23/04/2026

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Petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs.

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“10.1 This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash/ set aside the impugned promotion order dated 17.10.2025 (Annexure

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P-1) issued by the District Education Officer, ie., Respondent No. 3.

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10.2 This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash/ set aside the gradation list dated 10.02.2025 (Annexure P-9).

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10.3 This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to specially respondent No. 3 to consider the case of petitioners for promotion with all consequential benefit from the date juniors have been promoted.

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10.4 That the Hon’ble Court may further pleased to grant such other relief as may be deemed fit and proper in the interest of justice.”

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Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners were initially appointed as Class-IV employees on the post of Peon on temporary basis. Their services were regularized on 08.09.2008 under the policy of the State Government dated 05.03.2008. Since the date of initial appointment, petitioners have continuously worked as Class-IV employees. Petitioners after completion of requisite period of service became eligible for the post of Assistant Grade-III considering their candidature. However, petitioners were not promoted but many of the juniors to the petitioner have been promoted to the post of Assistant Gr. III. Petitioners through their union have submitted representation before Respondents No. 1 to 3, however, no decision has been taken.

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Learned State counsel submits that petitioners have not submitted their representation separately, if petitioners want promotion for themselves then they need to submit representation in individual capacity.

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On due consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, submission made by learned counsel for respective parties, this writ petition at this stage is dispose off, permitting the petitioners to submit fresh comprehensive representation before Respondent No. 3/ District

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Education Officer, raising all the grounds and if such a representation is submitted, the concerned authority shall consider and take decision on the representation to be submitted by petitioners, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of 03 months from the date of receipt of representation.

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With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition is disposed of.

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Sd/-

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(Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge

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