1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7596 of 2025 1 - Fulvati Yadav W/o Late Siyaram Yadav, Aged About 49 Years Working On The Post Of Waterman (Jalwahak) As Daily Wager Employee And Posted At Office Of Sub Divisional Officer Water Resource Sub Division Keshkal District Kondagaon (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director, Water Resources, Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Collector Kondagaon, District - Kondagaon (C.G.) 4 - Sub Divisional Officer Water Resources Sub Division Keshkal District Kondagaon (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner (s) : Shri KP Sahu, Advocate. For State : Shri Mayur Khandelwal, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J Order on Board 18.07. 202 5 1. The petitioner is before this court praying for issuance of direction to respondent authorities to consider her case for regularization. 2. It is submitted that the petitioner was appointed to the post of Waterman on 29.11.1997 in the office of respondent No.4 on collector rate as a daily wager employee and still continue. The petitioner has continued in this employment since about more than 28 years, but has Digitally signed by INDRAJEET SAHU Date: 2025.07.18 18:25:32 +0530 2 not been regularized. The petitioner has entitlement for regularization in view of circular of the State Government dated 05-03-2008 (Annexure-P/6). Therefore, it is prayed that appropriate direction be issued. 3. The State counsel representing respondent authorities opposes the petition submitting that the petitioner has no entitlement for regularization on the basis of the circular on which she is placing reliance. 4. Considered the submissions. 5. The petitioner has already filed a representation for regularization to the post of Waterman on 20.05.2025 but the same is pending so far without any decision. Therefore, this petition is disposed off. Respondents No.2 to 4 are directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner in the light of the circular of the State Government dated 05-03-2008 and also taking cognizance of the order of Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the case of Narendra Kumar Tiwari and others Vs. State of Jharkhand and others, (2018) 8 SCC 238. It is directed that this order be complied within a time limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. With these observations, this petition stands disposed off. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge inder