1 WPS No. 1044 of 2020 CGHC010058422020 2026:CGHC:36618 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1044 of 2020 1. Ram Prasad Dhurve S/o Shri Amaru Singh Dhurve, Aged About 32 Years, (Now Suspended), Gram Razgar Sahayak, Gram Panchayat Manjholi Rawan, Janpad Panchayat Pandariya, Tahsil Pandariya, District Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Panchaayt And Rural Development Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2. Collector, Kabirdham, District Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh. 3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Kabirdham, District Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh. 4. Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Pandariya, Tahsil Pandariya, District Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents For Petitioner :- Mr. Raghvendra Pradhan, Advocate. For State :- Pranjal Shukla, Panel Lawyer. For Respondent No.4 :- Ms. Mahi Pandey, Advocate, appears on behalf of Mr. Chandresh Shrivastava, Advocate. ANKIT KUMAR SINGH Digitally signed by ANKIT KUMAR SINGH 2 WPS No. 1044 of 2020 Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 17/08/2026 1. The petitioner has challenged the order Annexures P/1 whereby, petitioner’s services has been dismissed against which petitioner has filed the appeal which has also been dismissed vide Annexure P/2. Hence, this petition. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, would submit that services of the petitioner has been dismissed from the post of Rojgar Sahayak (Contract) without affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents would submit oppose the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner and support the impugned orders. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties, considered their rival submissions made herein above and gone through the records with utmost circumspection. 5. Admittedly, the inquiry was conducted, but it was done beyond the back of the petitioner and no opportunity of hearing was granted to the petitioner. Accordingly, Annexure P/1 & P/2 are quashed. Since, the appointment of the petitioner was on fixed term and on contract basis, he is not entitled for the reinstatement, however, he would be at liberty to make an application for fresh appointment, if any, in future. 3 WPS No. 1044 of 2020 6. With the aforesaid observation/direction the instant writ petition stands disposed off. Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Ankit