1 2026:CGHC:9107 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1888 of 2026 1 - Akbar Khan S/o Shri Haji Majidad Khan Aged About 56 Years R/o - Behind Shiv Mandir, Agaya Nagar Garden, Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate Of Urban Administration And Development, Indravati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) (The cause title is taken from CIS system) For Petitioner : Mr. Faisal Akhtar, Advocate For Respondent-State No.1 & 2 : Mr. Soumya Rai, Govt. Advocate For Respondent No.3 : Mr. Pranjal Shukla, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 20/02/2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs. “10.1 The Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct to regularize the service of the petitioner on the post being hold by petitioner or for the post petitioner is eligible for. 10.2 The Hon’ble Court may kindly direct to decide the representation of the petitioner or allow petitioner to make detailed representation before the respondent authority and the same to be decided by the respondent authority. BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Date: 2026.02.23 10:41:49 +0530 2 10.3 Grant any other writ (s), order (s), relief(s) in favour of the petitioner, which the Hon’ble Court deemed fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case, including awarding of the costs to the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is appointed in Class-III posts on Daily Wage basis in the year 2002 and since then he is continuously working under the respondents authorities. Since, the initial engagement, petitioner is continuously working on the said post on daily wage basis to the satisfaction of the authorities and as of now petitioner has completed more than 24 years as daily wage employee. He further contended that in view of his long engagement in service, petitioner is also entitled for regularization of service on the post, on which, he is working since last more than about 24 years. He, however, submits that at this stage he may be permitted to submit a fresh representation before the authorities and in turn they be directed to take decision on the representation expeditiously thereafter. 3. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioner is not pressing this writ petition on merits and is only seeking permission to submit representation to be considered by authorities, he is having no objection to the limited prayer. 4. Considered the submission of counsel for the parties. Claim as raised by the petitioner in this writ petition is that he is continuously engaged as daily wage employee since 2002. Hon’ble Supreme Court in case of Narendra Kumar Tiwari & Others Versus State of Jharkhand & Others reported in SCC (L&S) 2018 (2) 472 considered the issue of regularization of temporary/daily wages employees, who had 3 completed 10 years of service. 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. This writ petition at this stage is disposed permitting the petitioner to submit comprehensive representation before the respondents No. 2 & 3, and if, such a representation is submitted, the concerned authority shall consider and take decision on the representation in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a further period of 04 months from the date of receipt of representation. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) JUDGE Balram