1 / 3 2025:CGHC:9413 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1408 of 2025 1 - Dhaniram Kol S/o Shri Shivbalak Kol Aged About 50 Years Working As Helper, Office Of Sub-Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department Subdivision Gourela, District : Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Superintendent Engineer, P.H.E. Department Bilaspur Region, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Subdivision Gourela, District : Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Chhattisgarh 4 – Sub-Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Subdivision Gourela, District : Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Ritesh Giri, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Rishabh Bisen, Panel Lawyer 2 / 3 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 24/02/2025 Heard. 1. Grievance of the petitioner, as ventilated through this petition is that even though the petitioner is continuing as ‘daily wage employee’ since long, his claim for regularization has not been decided till date. It is submitted that though the petitioner was terminated in the year 2008, award of reinstatement was passed in his favour by the Labour Court in the year 2015 with the legal consequence that the petitioner shall be deemed to be in service from the initial date of appointment in the year 1996. 2. If the case of the petitioner is considered treating his initial date of appointment as in the year 1996, he would be entitled to be considered for regularization under circular dated 05/03/2008 issued for consideration of cases of regularization pursuant to direction of the Supreme Court in the case of Secretary, State of Karnataka and others Vs. Uma Devi (3) and others, 2006 (4) SCC 1 for consideration of cases of those, who have completed 20 years of service. 3. After going through the records and orders passed by the Labour Court, it is quite clear that the effect of the order would be that the petitioner shall be deemed to be in service without any break. This would entitle the petitioner for due consideration for regularization under circular dated 05/03/2008. It is ordered accordingly. 3 / 3 4. Let the case of the petitioner be considered by a duly constituted Committee as per policy dated 05/03/2008 and a decision be taken within an outer limit of ‘three months’ from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar