Sahdev Ram Markam v. State of Chhattisgarh

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Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur, Single Bench (Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.), common order dated 10.02.2026 (NAFR; neutral citation 2026:CGHC:7348) disposing nine writ petitions together: WPS Nos. 587, 683, 761, 762, 765, 770, 771, 773 and 776 of 2020. Petitioners: serving Lecturers (L.B.) and Assistant Teachers (L.B.) in government higher secondary and primary schools under Keshkal block, Kondagaon district (Kishori Toppo, Kashiram Pradhan, Tej Singh Thakur, Brijlal Netam, Homan Lal Yadav, Roshan Aara, Pramila Pujari, Rekha Rana, Sahdev Ram Markam). Respondents: State of Chhattisgarh (School Education Department), DEO Kondagaon, CEO Zila Panchayat Kondagaon (in six of the nine petitions), BEO Keshkal. Counsel: Anil Tawadkar for petitioners; Amit Buxy, Dy. Government Advocate for Respondents/State. Subject matter: challenge to recovery order dated 14.11.2019 (Annexure P/1) issued by BEO Keshkal; maintainability/entertainability of writ petitions against an internal administrative communication issued without individual notice to the affected employees; directions that individual notice be served and reasonable time granted before any recovery order; liberty to contest future recovery notices. Result: petitions disposed of, no costs; no monetary award. No statute and no precedent case is cited anywhere in the order.