LAWS(CHH)-2023-4-48

MOHAN KUMAR SENAPATI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

Decided On April 21, 2023
Mohan Kumar Senapati Appellant
V/S
STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The four petitioners herein have called in question the constitutional validity of the Rules known as the Chhattisgarh School Education Services (Educational and Administrative Cadre) Recruitment and Promotion Rules, 2019 (for short, 'the Rules of 2019'), impugning as being patently arbitrary, capricious and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India in addition to it, being promulgated in ignorance of clauses 9 and 11 of the executive order dtd. 5/3/2019 issued by the General Administration Department of Chhattisgarh.

(2.) Since common question of law and fact is involved in both the writ petitions, they were heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

(3.) The petitioners have questioned the constitutional validity of the aforesaid Rules on the following factual backdrop: -