Dhannuram Patel v. Union Of India

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 148 of 2017

1. Dhannuram Patel S/o Shri Dev Singh, Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Marartola (Chhindgaon), Block Dondi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh)

2. Uttam Patel S/o Shri Mangal Singh Aged About 30 Years R/o Village Marartola (Chhindgaon), Block Dondi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh)

3. Dhaniram Yadav S/o Shri Parasram, Aged About 41 Years R/o Village Beloda : Block Dondi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh)

4. Smt. Dulari Bai W/o Shri Ishwar Lal, Aged About 30 Years R/o Village Kurubhat, Block Dondi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh)

5. Smt. Umeshwari Kothari, W/o Shri Abras, Aged About 24 Years Present R/o Village Chindgaon, Block Dondi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh)

6. Shishupal Singh S/o Shri Prem Singh, Aged About 42 Years Present R/o Village Tendutola, Block Dondi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. Union Of India Through : Secretary, Ministry Of Human Resources Development, Department Of School Education And Literacy, Mid Day Meal Division, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.

2. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through : Secretary, Department Of Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

3. Directorate, School Education, Through : The Director, School Education, Shiksha Parisar, Pension Bada, Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

4. Block Education Officer, Dondi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh)

5. Government Primary School , Marartola, Through : The Head Master, Government Primary School, Marartola, Block Dondi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh)

6. Government Middle School, Beloda, Through : The Head Master, Government Middle School, Beloda, Block Dondi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh)

7. Government Primary School , Kurubhat, Through: The Head Master, Government Primary School, Kurubhat, Block Dondi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh)

8. Government Primary School, Chindgaon, Through : The Head Master, Government Primary School, Chindgaon, Block Dondi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh)

9. Government Naveen Primary School, Tendutola, Through : The Head Master, Government Naveen Primary School, Tendutola, Block Dondi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh)

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State Of Chhattisgarh, Through : Secretary, Department Of Finance, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioners :

Mr.Sourabh Sharma, Advocate For Respondent No.1 :

Mr.Rajkumar Gupta, Advocate For Respondents No.2 to 10 :

Mr.Gary Mukhopadhyay, Dy.G.A.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 13/1/2017 1.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that identical nature of writ petition has already been decided by this Court. One such writ petition is WP(S) No.6430 of 2016, which was decided on 25.11.2016.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for the respondents does not dispute the fact that nature of relief sought for by the petitioners is similar to WP(S) No.6430 of 2016. 3.

Accordingly, the present writ petition is also disposed of. The petitioners are directed to make the representations before respondent No.2, who in turn, shall consider the representations of the petitioners in the light of of judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of State of Punjab & Ors. Vs. Jagjit Singh & Ors., decided on 26th October, 2016 and shall pass an appropriate speaking order on its own merit as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of the representations. 4.

With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of.

Sd/- S (P. Sam Koshy) Judge B/-