Raipur: The Chhattisgarh High Court granted an interim stay on the transfer order of a govt primary school teacher. The court directed the authorities to decide on the teacher’s representation within seven days.This comes at a time when protests against the state govt’s rationalisation policy are ongoing and several teachers have also moved HC against rationalisation orders, There will be a separate hearing for the other petitions.The petition was filed against the transfer order dated 2 June 2025, which moved the petitioner from Government Abhyas Primary School, Mahasamund, to Government Primary School, Fooljhar, in Bagbahara block.The petitioner’s counsel argued that the transfer order was not in line with the rationalisation transfer policy and should therefore be set aside. The counsel also stated that the petitioner filed a representation with the competent authority, which was not yet considered. The court was urged to direct the authority to decide the representation within a specific timeframe.State counsel informed the court that the petitioner’s representation would be considered and decided in accordance with the law within seven days.After hearing both sides, Justice Arvind Kumar Verma directed the competent authority to decide the petitioner’s representation by 10 June 2025, if it was not already decided. Until then, the transfer order of 2 June 2025 will remain in abeyance. The writ petition was disposed of with this observation and direction to the authorities.
