ij l?aS i U I^s^l£:f€^ -] ifxisr'of i'vyniar ^upis, ^o oni't Mur-^Hdhsr G-uot^, Ac$d £!b"out -45 yssrs; uccupsiion ASSSSISHI' i sscnsr; Primary SchooL ShenQari, Tahsii ^h.-a^^s^-^i r^^^?-'^ r?'".^'-?^,>*" /rl ^ V.Sii iGLi ^i ii»/^£;, i—?;^»,i Ltr- s\'i,3i»^^Hi ^^.O. 2 Keshav Pi'asaci Patei, S/o Shri N'ranjan Prasad Patei, Aged about 48 y$s.i s, ^ccup^xion Mssisisni i' ^^01181; Pnmarv Schooi, Konpara. Tahsii '.^•.mhny^ r^i^'r^f Ps^"»rh 'Tk f ^ ^?t<..!iryHLSiigs L^^IH^L r^;.»!y^?!-j ^.^.^ 3 Chinismani Patel, S/o Shri Mohar Singh Pafei, Aged about 41 years, Oceupation Assistant Teacher, Primary- School, jhariyapali, Tahsil Gharghora, District Rsigarh (C.G.) 4 Mohan LaS Chauhan, S/o Late Shri Baraturarn Chauhan, Aged about 41 yssrs, LJccupsuon Assistsn^ i sacuQr, Primary Schooi, SaraiDali, Tahsll Gharghora, District Ralgarh (C.G.) 5 Narayan Prasad Rathiya, S/o Shri Kunjram Rathiva, Aged about 40years, Occupstion Assistant Teacher, Primaiy Schooj, Buiekera, Tahsi! Gharghora, DistricS Raigarh ("*. f~^. \ \^r.--^^ S Santram Sahu, S/o Shri Lachchhi Prasad Sahu, Agea abouf 41 years, Occupafjon Assistant Teacher, Primary Schooi, Rengalbahari; Tahsi! Tamnar, District Raigarh (C.G.) 7 Lakha" Kumar Patel, S/o Shri .Ngnd'ai ;!, Aged ^ about 41 yesrs, ;iori - Assistant Teacher P-irwlsrv ^r'hn^l Ph^^^r^ T^il-'^;f r'jis.;5ify -^^/uuUi; d li^yy^dj i,;/!;.te;i Tamnar, District Ralgarh (C.G.) Khei Kumar Patei. S/o Shri Ghasirarn. AQSQ sooux 4^ y^afs; uccupsijOH Assistant Teacher, Primaw Schooi, Rodopa!i; TahsE' Tamnar, District Raigarh (C.G.) 9 Subhash Chandra Guota. S/o Late Shri Jaidev Gupta, Aged about 42 years, Occupation Assistant Teacher, CTr;-^/g:.n,:r C;^h^"! ' 'H's-' P.-.-'^^.n T-shcil '^nni'a^y G>OHOOI, unsr ^QQSOH, ! ansu i snin^r, uisuici r'vcLEQ^m (u.'o.j 10 Anian Kumar Chauhan, S/o Shri is.nsnnsi LSI L^n^unsn, AQQQ sooui ^•s vears, Occupation Assistai-i't 1 eacner, 'eXi-y; ?s', Si' W.P.fS)No.l730/2009 iceoc' 12 Primary Schooi Kesharehuwan, Tahsii Tamnar, District Raigarh (C.G.) Ashok Kumar Patei, S/o Late Shri Chamar Singh Fatei, Aged about 42 years, Occupation Assistant Teacher, Primary School, Mauhapali, Tahsii Tamnar, District Raigarh (C.G.) Duiichand Patei, S/o Shri DufEchand Aged about 41 yeare, rtion Assistant Teacher. Frimary Schooi, Saraitoia, Tahsii Tamnar, District Raigarh (C.G.) Vs. Ststs of Chh^tLisy^rh, Through: Sec.retan/, Tribal Weifare Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur /^ \ S.^.^3.) Asslstant' Commissjor'er, Tribai Welfare, Raigarh, Tahsil & District Raigarh (C.G.) Block Education Officsr, Biock tfRaT PETITiON Ul i amnar, i amanar uisinci Kaigarn (C.G.) 4 Biock Eoucation Ofricer, Biock Gnarghora, Ghat'ghora, Disiric'; Raigarh (C.G.) ARTSCLE 228 OF THE CONSTITUTiON OF e e 'te fae?' s s"~ii Shri S.K. Tivi/ari, Counsel forthe petiooners. Ms. Sunita Jain, Panei Lawyer for the State/respondenfs on advance copy. ORAL ORDER .04.2009i %E ISB'i.i'E • L''E E ^. Heard. The petitioners, 'who are working on the post of Assistant Teacher in the Tribai Weifare Depariment, have fijed this writ petition for the "\ foliowing reiief(s): \ "10.1 That, the Hon'ble High Court may klndiy be pieasedto issue \ an appropriate writ of Certiorari quashing the impugned final seniority Sist dated 09.02.2009 (annexurs P/1) issued by the '</ ~ W.P4S)Nb.l73Q/'20Q9 '< respondent No.2 and further the respondent be directed to prepare seniority iist in accordance with Saw taking into conskieration the initiai date of appointment in the sen/ice. 10.2 That, the Hon'ble High Court may kindly be pleased to Call for the entire records concerning the case of the petitioners from the possession of She responcients, for its kind perusal. 10.3 That, any other rei[ef(s) which the Kon'bie High Court deems flt snd proper in view of the facts and cireumstances of the case, rnay aiso be granted slong wlth the cost of the petition." Thus, in surn ondSubstance, the petitioners have filed t'nis petition for quashing of the final gradation !ist as aiso for fixation of their appi'opriate seniorlty, which has not been properiy fixed in the said gradation iist. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the relevant date for fixation of seniority is the iniiiai date of joining of service in the concsrned departirient by the petitioners, but the authority/authorities have fixecl their seniority from various subsequent dates on account of thelr posting at different piacss. On beang pointediy asked Trom ieamed counse! for the peiitioners as to whether the petitioners have raised Sheir yrievance before the concerned authority/authorities before visiting to ihis Court, he submits thaf they h^ve not rsiiseci thelr Qi'ievance b©for@ the conc^rri-sd s.uthOjity/suthOi'stiQs cn thls polnt b^fore vIsltinQ to thiS Court sind Ii"i thls view o? the matter, he submits that this petition may be disposed of wiih s iiberty to the petitioners to firsiiy raise their grievance before the conoc'm^d ©uthonty/suthoi'ltiss, with ^ furth©rlibei'ty' to vislt thls Coun onc8 '&^^iHi u' cappi'opnsts orass's sr©noi passoo on ins rspiTssoHi.siions made by the petitioners. This iimited prayer made by iearned counseS for the peiitionei's is not opposed by iearned counsei for the State. Accordingly, this petition is dlsposed of with a ilberty to the pQ'utiOraQi'S 10 TI13 £iCIUiy £OH3uIUT00 r^pi'$s^nx£iiorii3)osroi°3 IH®concsmsci suthorlty/suthontiss with a fuiliiSi' llb^fty to vislt thls CoUil. oncs ^gsln IT ^ny giiQV&nc^ is isTi. xnSi^'aTi.^r. Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge