1 / 4 2025:CGHC:16846 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2429 of 2025 1 - Dinesh Patel S/o Shri Shripati Patel Aged About 48 Years Working As Peon (On Collector Rate As Daily Wages Employee), At Office Of Executive Engineer Public Works Department (E/M) Division Ambikapur, District- Surguja, (C.G.) --- Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur, (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Works Department (E/M) Bilaspur Zone, District- Bilaspur, (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer, Public Works Department (E/M) Bilaspur Circle, District- Bilaspur, (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (E/M) Division Ambikapur District- Surguja, (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) with SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.12 14:15:35 +0530 2 / 4 WPS No. 2477 of 2025 1 - Anil Kumar Verma S/o Shri Ram Kishore Verma Aged About 41 Years Working As Chowkidar (On Collector Rate As Daily Wages Employee), At Office Of Sub Divisional Officer, Public Works Department (E/m) Sub-Division Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur, (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department (E/M) Bilaspur Zone, District Bilaspur, (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer Public Works Department (E/M) Bilaspur Circle, District Bilaspur, (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department (E/M) Division Ambikapur, District Surguja, (C.G.) 6 - Sub Divisional Officer Public Works Department (E/M) Sub-Division Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Vinay Pandey and Mr. Sanjeev Pandey, Dy. Advocate General 3 / 4 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 11/04/2025 1. Since the identical issues involved in the above mentioned writ petitions, they are being heard and decided by this common order. 2. By the present writ petitions, the petitioners, who are working on the post of Peon and Chowkidar respectively as daily wage employees on Collector rate under the respondent authorities/ Public Works Department since 2008 & 2009 respectively, are seeking a direction towards the respondent authorities for regularization of their services. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are working under the respondent authorities/ Public Works Department as daily wage employees on Collector rate since 2008 & 2009 and they are entitled for regularization in their services as per the circular issued by the State Government. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State would submit that as per the pleadings of the petitioners, they never approached the respondent Department claiming regularization of their services. He further submits that if the petitioners will submit a representation claiming their grievances, the same shall be considered in accordance with law and the relevant circular which is applicable to the case of the petitioners. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents. 4 / 4 6. In view of the above submission made by learned counsel for the State and looking to the fact that the petitioners have been working in the respondent Department since 2008 & 2009 respectively, the petitioners are directed to approach the respondent Department individually by filing their respective representations raising their grievance. In the event of filing of such representations, the concerned respondent authorities are directed to consider and decide the representation to be submitted by the petitioners in accordance with law and the relevant circular which is applicable to the case of the petitioners, within a period of 90 days from the date of submission of the representations. 7. With the aforesaid direction, all these Writ Petitions stand disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar