1 2026:CGHC:21316 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3764 of 2026 1 - Rajni Sonwani D/o Channu Sonwani Aged About 38 Years R/o- Chaarkoli, Behind Hanuman Mandir, Ward No. 15, Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 2 - Sujit Singh Sewte S/o Ram Singh Aged About 42 Years R/o- Station Para, Ward No. 11, Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 3 - Roshan Baghel S/o Prahlad Baghel Aged About 43 Years R/o Sola Kholi Station Para Ward No. 11 Rajnandgaon P/s Tahsil Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 4 - Vijendra Manikpuri S/o Milan Das Aged About 39 Years R/o Street Road Line Ward No. 37 Dhimar Para, P/s Tahsil Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon, (C.G.) 5 - Rameshwar Nishad S/o Kanshi Ram Aged About 45 Years R/o House No. 159, Ward No. 44 Singadai Mohara, P/s Tahsil Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.05.07 18:01:53 +0530 2 6 - Utrtam Baghel S/o Chainlal Baghel Aged About 50 Years R/o House No. 159, Station Para Ward No. 9 P/s And Tahsil Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 7 - Santoshi W/o Govind Aged About 50 Years R/o Station Para Ward No. 9 P/s And Tahsil Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 8 - Govind Ransure S/o Bharat Lal Aged About 52 Years R/o Station Para, Ward No. 12, Station Para P/s And Tahsil Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Director Directorate Of Urban Administration And Development, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh 4 - Collector Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) 3 For Petitioner(s) : Shri Nitesh Sahu, Advocate appears on behalf of Shri Vivek Kumar Yadav, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri Aditya Tiwari, Panel Lawyer. For Respondent No. 3 : Shri Shaleen Singh Baghel, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 07.05.2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:- "10.1. That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly call for records pertaining to service of petitioner, in the interest of justice. 10.2 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly direct the respondents authorities to provide petitioners permanent status /absorption in their respective posts, with consequential and monetary benefits, in the interest of justice. 10.3. That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly set aside and quash the rejection orders passed with respect to some of the petitioners, in the interest of justice. 4 10.4. That any other relief which this Hon'ble court may deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case." 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioners are engaged as Daily wagers and working with the respondent No. 3- Municipal Corporation. Petitioners have made several oral request to respondent No. 3 for granting the status of permanent employee or to regularize them in the service, however, till date the request made by the petitioners have not been considered. He submits that the petitioner may be permitted to submit a fresh representation before the respondent authorities raising all the grounds as raised in this writ petition, and direction be issued to respondent No. 3 to consider and taken decision on the representation submitted by the petitioner, at the earliest, within specified time frame. 3. Learned Counsel for respective respondents submits that in view of limited prayer made by counsel for the petitioners, they are having no objection. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 5 5. The Claim of the petitioners are that, petitioners are continuously working in the department and are seeking relief of regularization. Hon'ble Supreme Court in case of Narendra Kumar Tiwari & Others Versus State of Jharkhand & Others reported in SCC (L&S) 2018 (2) 472 for considering the temporary/daily wages employees, who had completed 10 years of service for regularization. Further, Hon'ble Supreme Court in case of Jaggo Versus Union of India reported in (2024) SCC Online SC 3826 has further observed that the government departments to lead by example in providing fair and stable employment. Engaging workers on a temporary basis for extended periods, especially when their roles are integral to the organization's functioning, not only contravenes international labour standards but also exposes the organization to legal challenges and undermines employee morale. 6. In above facts of the case and decisions of Hon'ble Supreme Court, this writ petition is disposed at this stage, permitting the petitioners to submit fresh comprehensive representation before the respondent No.3, and if, such a representation is submitted, the concerned authority shall consider and take 6 decision on the representation in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a further period of 04 months from the date of receipt of representation. 7. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib