Archive · 22 Dec 2025
Chhattisgarh High Court reinstates peon after 30 years
A man named Sujeet Kumar Sahu worked as a peon for the Chhattisgarh state education department for over 30 years.
He was fired in 2018 for being absent without permission.
Sahu explained that his absences were due to medical and family reasons.
The court looked at his case and decided that firing him was too harsh a punishment.
They said his absences were not intentional and that he had a good record overall.
The court ordered the state to give Sahu his job back.
The state argued that Sahu had a history of misconduct, but the court disagreed and said the punishment was not fair.
Sujeet Kumar Sahu was terminated after 30 years of service as a peon in the Chhattisgarh state education department for unauthorised absence.
The Chhattisgarh High Court reinstated Sahu, finding his termination disproportionate and harsh.
The court noted that Sahu's absences were explained by medical and family grounds and were not wilful or deliberate.
The state argued that Sahu had a history of misconduct, but the court found no evidence of grave or incorrigible misconduct.
The court also found procedural and legal infirmities in the termination and appellate orders.
- Who
- Sujeet Kumar Sahu, a peon in the Chhattisgarh state education department
- What
- The Chhattisgarh High Court reinstated Sahu after he was terminated for unauthorised absence
- When
- Sahu was terminated on July 31, 2018, and reinstated on December 19, 2023
- Where
- Chhattisgarh, India
- Why
- The court found his termination disproportionate and harsh, noting his long service and medical grounds for absence
- Name
- Sujeet Kumar Sahu
- Position
- Peon
- Service Duration
- 30 years
- Termination Date
- July 31, 2018
- Reinstatement Date
- December 19, 2023
- Department
- State Education Department
- Court
- Chhattisgarh High Court
- Judge
- Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad