Anand Ram Nag v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur — WPS No. 675 of 2020, Anand Ram Nag v. State of Chhattisgarh & others (decided 12/02/2026, Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.). Petitioner, a Lecturer, challenged order dated 14.11.2019 (Annexure P/1) of the Block Education Officer, Keshkal (District Kondagaon), a circular to Principals, Headmasters and Education Co-ordinators directing recovery of a certain amount, issued without individual notice to him. Held: writ petition against an internal communication not entertainable at this stage; disposed of with liberty to contest any subsequent recovery notice and to question it in accordance with law; before any recovery order, prior notice and reasonable time to respond are required. No costs. No statutes or precedents cited; no amount quantified.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with observations/directions: liberty reserved to the petitioner to file reply, contest any recovery notice issued to him at a subsequent point of time, and question the same in accordance with law; before passing any order of recovery, notice must be served on the petitioner and reasonable time granted to respond; no costs.