Laxmikant Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh
Service law – Cancellation of appointment – Writ under Article 226
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, WPS No. 4995 of 2023 (neutral citation 2026:CGHC:15650), decided 06.04.2026 by Amitendra Kishore Prasad, J. Cancellation (order dt. 13.07.2023) of Assistant Grade-III appointment (dt. 19.11.2019) of Janpad Panchayat Gunderdehi employee after about four years' service and regularization (03.02.2023), passed on a complaint without show cause notice, enquiry or hearing, held arbitrary, illegal and violative of natural justice, and in deviation of Rules 5 and 7 of the CG Panchayat Service (Recruitment and General Conditions of Services) Rules, 1999; reliance on State of Punjab and others v. Ex. C. Satpal Singh, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1848. Writ allowed; impugned order quashed; reinstatement with consequential benefits; liberty to proceed afresh per law; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 13.07.2023 (Annexure P-1) quashed; petitioner entitled to reinstatement and to continue on the post of Assistant Grade-III with all consequential benefits; respondents at liberty to proceed afresh in accordance with law, if so advised, only after strictly adhering to the prescribed procedure (show cause notice, proper enquiry, adequate hearing); interim order dated 24.07.2023 merged into the final order; no order as to costs.