1 2026:CGHC:7923 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6438 of 2025 1 - Satyendra Pratap Chandra S/o Rishi Kumar Chandra Aged About 30 Years Occupation Lab Technician, At Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Medical College Raigarh District - Raigarh (C.G.) 2 - Rubi Patel W/o Shubham Patel Aged About 27 Years Occupation Lab Technician, At Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Medical College Raigarh District - Raigarh (C.G.) 3 - Bharti Soni D/o Jagdish Soni Aged About 29 Years Occupation Lab Technician, At Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Medical College Raigarh District - Raigarh (C.G.) 4 - Ballabh Kumar Kisan S/o Shatrughan Kisan Aged About 25 Years Occupation Lab Technician, At Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Medical College Raigarh District - Raigarh (C.G.) 5 - Ravishankar Ram Jaiswal S/o Chhat Ram Jaiswal Aged About 40 Years Occupation Lab Technician, At Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Medical College Raigarh District - Raigarh (C.G.) --- Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary Health And Family Welfare Department Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Under Secretary Medical Education Department Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 3 - Commissioner Medical Education North Block Sector -19 Swasth Bhawan Iind Floor Nawa Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Director Directorate Of Medical Education North Block Sector -19 Swasth Bhawan Iind Floor Nawa Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Govt. Medical College Raigarh Through Its Dean District - Raigarh (C.G.) --- Respondents WPS No. 13753 of 2025 1 - Khemraj Sahu S/o Laxmi Prasad Sahu Aged About 46 Years Medical Lab Attendent, At Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Medical College Raigarh, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary Health And Family Welfare Department, Mantralya, Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Under Secretay Medical Education Department Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Commissioner Medical Education North Block, Sector-19, Swasth Bhawan I I Nd Floor Nawa Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Director Directorate Of Medical Education North Block, Sector-19, Swasth Bhawan I I Nd Floor Nawa Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government Medical College Raigarh Through Its Dean, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh --- Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Mateen Siddiqui, Advocate For Respondents/State : Ms. Shailja Shukla, Dy. Government Advocate S.B. : Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 3 12/02/2026 1. As common issue has been raised in all these writ petitions by petitioners, therefore, they are being heard together and disposed of by this common order. 2. For convenience of this Court, WPS No. 6438 of 2025 is taken as lead case, in which following reliefs have been sought. “10.1 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the Respondent Dean, Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Medical College, Raigarh to allow the petitioners to perform their duties as Lab Technician at Late Lakhi- ram Agrawal Memorial Medical College Raigarh. 10.2 The Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent State to con- sider the candidature of the petitioner for reg- ularization on the post of Lab Technician in the Department of Health State of Chhattis- garh. 10.3 The Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent State to grant any other relief which this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in favour of the petitioner as per the facts and circumstances of the present case, in the ends of justice.” 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioners were engaged as Lab Technicians in Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government College, Raigarh on contract basis from the month of June, 2020. He contended that initially the appointment of the petitioners were for 01 year and it was extended from time to time and petitioners thereafter had worked till June, 2025 and subsequently, their contract was terminated and petitioners were not permitted to work. It is the contention of the counsel for the petitioners that the work for the petitioners are still available which is evident from the letter dated 06.06.2025 written by the Dean, Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government College, Raigarh to the Director, Medical Education seeking 4 extension of the services of petitioner on contract basis which till date, is pending consideration. Petitioners services came to an end only because, further extension was not afforded by the Respondent No. 4 i.e. the Director, Medical Education and therefore, direction be issued to the Respondent No. 3 to take decision on the letter of the Dean dated 06.06.2025 at the earliest within specified time. 4. Learned counsel for Respondents/State submits that the petitioners were engaged as a contract employee on emergent basis during the COVID – 19 period and as of now, no other employee is working/engaged as Technician or Data Entry Operator or Lap Attendant on contract basis. He submits that all the employees who are working in the Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government College, Raigarh are permanent employees. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents placed on record along with the writ petition. 6. Be that as it may, according to the date of appointment of the petitioners as is reflecting in the appointment order as also, the submission made by the counsel for the Respondents/State, it is apparent that the petitioners have been engaged during the crucial period of the outburst of COVID – 19 pandemic. Petitioners under the threat of life have discharged their duties of Lab Technicians and Lab Attendant. From the letter dated 06.06.2025 issued by the Dean, Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government College, Raigarh it appears that the work for Lab Technicians, Lab Attendant and Data Entry Operators are still existing and therefore, I find it appropriate to dispose of these writ petitions at this stage, directing Respondent No. 3 to take decision on the letter written by the Dean, Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government College, Raigarh with regard to extension of the period of services of contract employees as mentioned in the letter dated 06.06.2025 in accordance with law, keeping in mind the services rendered by the 5 petitioners during the difficult time, at the earliest preferably within a further period of 08 weeks from the date of receipt of the order. 7. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petitions are disposed of. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Dey Judge SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY Date: 2026.02.18 11:17:33 +0530