1 2025:CGHC:41664 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6551 of 2021 1 - Naresh Kumar Jain S/o Shri Puran Ram Aged About 36 Years Working As Peon, Government Higher Secondary School, Anwari Charama, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh 2 - Mehta Ram Sinha W/o Late Uday Ram Sinha Aged About 46 Years Working As Peon, Government Higher Secondary School, Shahwada, Block Charama, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh 3 - Kavita Nagraj W/o Shri Ghanshyam Nagraj Aged About 34 Years Working As Peon, Government Higher Secondary School, Halba, Block Charama, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh 4 - Dhanraj Samrath S/o Shri Shankar Ram Samrath Aged About 46 Years Working As Peon, Girls Higher Secondary School, Antagarh, Block Antagarh, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh 5 - Tribhuvan Sinha S/o Shri Kishan Lal Aged About 45 Years Working As Peon, Government Higher Secondary School, Halba, Block Charama, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh 6 - Khemchand Rawat S/o Shri Asaram Rawat Aged About 34 Years Working As Peon, Government Higher Secondary School, Bhiragaon, Block Bhanupratappur, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh 7 - Lakhanlal Tandiya S/o Shri Brijlal Tandiya Aged About 37 Years Working As Peon, Government Higher Secondary School, Hatkarra, Block Bhanupratappur, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh 8 - Sukdev Sarkar S/o Shri Badal Sarkar Aged About 35 Years Working As Peon, Government Higher Secondary School, Mayapur, Block Koilebeda, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioners Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Secretary Department Of Scheduled Caste And Schedules Tribe Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Commissioner Aadim Jati Tatha Anusuchit Jati Vikas Vibhag, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - District Education Officer North Bastar, Kanker, District : Kanker, Chhattisgarh Digitally signed by RAMESH KUMAR VATTI Date: 2025.08.19 15:05:05 +0530 2 ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. N. Naha Roy, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Shubham Bajpai, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 18/08/2025 1. The petitioners have filed this petition seeking the following relief(s):- 10.1 Issue an appropriate writ in the nature of Mandamus and direct the respondents to take steps for considering the cases of the petitioners for regularization for having served the respondents on a daily wages/irregular basis for much more than ten years as a one-time measure in light of the direction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, within a time frame as deemed fit by this Hon’ble Court. 10.2 Grant any other relief, which is deemed fit in the circumstances of the case. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are working with the respondent authorities against the vacant post of Peon etc since the years 2006, 2007 and 2008, but till date their services have not been regularized. He would contend that the issue involved in the present petition has already been dealt with by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Narendra Kumar Tiwari & Ors. Vs. State of Jharkhand and Others reported in (2018) 8 SCC 238 and in the matter of Jaggo Vs. Union of India, SLP(C) No. 5580 of 2024 : AIR 2025 SC 296. He would contend that a direction may be issued to the respondent authorities to consider the claim of the petitioners in the light of the judgments passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in above referred cases. 3. On the other hand, learned Panel Lawyer appearing for the State would oppose. 3 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents. 5. Considering the limited prayed made by Mr. N. Naha Roy, learned counsel for the petitioners, this petition, at this juncture, is disposed of with a direction to respondents No. 3 and 4 to consider the claim of the petitioners pertaining to regularization in the light of judgments passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matters of Narendra Kumar Tiwari (supra) and Jaggo (supra). The entire exercise shall be completed by the respondent authorities expeditiously preferably within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid direction(s) and observation(s), the petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge vatti