1 2026:CGHC:21915 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4028 of 2026 1 - Umesh Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Kamta Prasad Sahu, Aged About 40 Years R/o Sadbhawan Chowk Patan Pool Utai Ward No.4 Durg (C.G.) 2 - Mahendra Kumar Meshram S/o Shri Bhagirathi Meshram Aged About 40 Years R/o House No 85 Ward No. 06hardi, Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 3 - Rahul Yadav, S/o Shri Akbar Yadav Aged About 33 Years R/o Shikshak Nagar Near Mahaveer School, Durg (C.G.) 4 - Mohnish Singh S/o Santu Singh Aged About 36 Years R/o Village And Post Kasari, District Rajnandgaon C.G. 5 - Toomanlal Sahu, S/o Shri Dileep Kumar Sahu Aged About 47 Years R/o House No.10 Ward No. 01 Mareta Navangaon (C.G.) 6 - Awadh Bihari Singh S/o Shriramnageena Singh Aged About 30 Years R/o 1474,harinagar Katuboard Saf Line Bhilai Durg (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.05.12 10:13:25 +0530 2 7 - Hitesh Yadav S/o Shri Ashok Yadav Aged About 35 Years R/o Ward No.15, Urla,amanpur, Raipur(C.G.) 8 - Lakhan Lal Sahu S/o Late Jhumuklal Sahu Aged About 49 Years R/o Village Anjora (Dhaba) Post Nagpura District Durg (C.G.) 9 - Bhavesh Sinha S/o Shri Chandulal Sinha Aged About 29 Years R/o Amapara, Baniya Talab Dhamtari (C.G.) 10 - Ravi Kumar Sahu S/o Late Dihar Sahu Aged About 35 Years R/o Village And Post Chandkhuri, District Durg (C.G.) 11 - Ashish Kumar S/oshri Reva Ram Prajapati Aged About 38 Years R/o Ward No.01,nayapara Durg (C.G.) 12 - Nemchand Sahu S/o Late Anjori Ram Sahu Aged About 38 Years R/o Village And Post Kasari District Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 13 - Upendra Sahu S/o Shri Ajay Sahu Aged About 38 Years R/o Village Nikum, District Durg (C.G.) 14 - Rishi Kumar S/o Kanhaiya Aged About 30 Years R/o Panchsheel Nagar Durg (C.G.) 15 - Archana Mishra W/o Kamal Narayan Mishra Aged About 49 Years R/o H.No. 817, Ward No.11 Samriddhi Shop, Shankar Nagar Durg Dustrict Durg (C.G.) 3 16 - Rupesh Kumar Yadav S/o Biselal Yadav Aged About 55 Years R/o H.No.355, Ward No. 18, Village Pauwada District Durg (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Department Of Higher Education Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Commissioner Directorate Of Higher Education Indrawati Bhawan Block-C, 2nd And 3rd Floor, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya Through Its Registrar Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Prasoon Agrawal, Advocate For Respondent/State : Ms. Diksha Gouraha, Dy. Govt. Advocate For Respondent No. 3 : None Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 11.05.2026 1. Petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:- 4 "10.1 The Hon'ble Court may be kind and gracious enough to call for the records of the case from the respondents. 10.2 The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to consider and decide the representation submitted by the petitioners regarding regularization/absorption on the vacant sanctioned posts within a stipulated time 10.3 The Hon'ble may kindly be pleased to pass an appropriate direction to the respondent authorities to decide the representation filed by the petitioner in an objective manner by issuance of writ of mandamus or any other writ/writs, order/orders or direction/directions. 10.4 Any other relief/relief's which Hon'ble court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the instant case." 2. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners are employees of respondent No. 3. They have been engaged on daily wage basis and they have completed 08 years to 10 years of service respectively. Petitioners have submitted an application for regularization of their service before the respondent No. 3 on 26.09.2025 vide Annexure P/2, which till date is pending consideration and therefore direction be issued to respondent No. 3 to consider and take decision on 5 the claim of petitioners for regularization of their service within specified time frame. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that as petitioners are not pressing this writ petition on merits and is only seeking direction to consider and take decision on pending representation, she is having no objection. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents available on record. 5. Considered the submission of counsel for the parties. Claim as raised by petitioners in this writ petition is that they are continuously engaged as daily wage employee for more than 8 years to 10 years respectively. 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 claim of regularization of temporary/daily wages employees, who had 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 thatthe government departments to lead by example in providing fair and stable employment. Engaging workers on a temporary basis for 6 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 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