1 2026:CGHC:21963 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4036 of 2026 1 - Durgesh Kuldip S/o Dipak Kuldip Aged About 38 Years R/o Ganji Para Ward No. 03 Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) 2 - Sonu Daggar S/o Sattughan Daggar Aged About 32 Years R/o Ganji Para Ward No. 03 Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) 3 - Geeta Bichiya W/o Manoj Bichiya Aged About 44 Years R/o Ganji Para Ward No. 03 Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) 4 - Madhu Bai W/o Panch Lal Daggar Aged About 45 Years R/o Ganji Para Ward No. 03 Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) 5 - Sonam Kuldip W/o Durgesh Kuldip Aged About 38 Years R/o Ganji Para Ward No. 03 Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) 6 - Anita Ransure W/o Durgesh Kuldip Aged About 48 Years R/o Thakur Para Ward No. 05 Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) 7 - Dropati W/o Mahesh Sonteke Aged About 46 Years R/o Ganji Para Ward No. 03 Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) 8 - Dropati Baghel W/o Ashok Baghel Aged About 50 Years R/o Ganji Para Ward No. 03 Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2026.05.11 17:45:22 +0530 2 9 - Bimala Bichhiya W/o Ghanshyam Bichhiya Aged About 56 Years R/o Ganji Para Ward No. 05 Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) 10 - Rajani Daggar W/o Sonu Daggar Aged About 35 Years R/o Ganji Para Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) 11 - Indra Bai W/o Visan Narval Aged About 44 Years R/o Ganji Para Ward No. 03 Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) 12 - Aman S/o Dipak Kuldip Aged About 33 Years R/o Ganji Para Ward No. 03 Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) 13 - Manoj Bichiya S/o Babulal Bichiya Aged About 47 Years R/o Jamat Para Ward No. 05 Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) 14 - Akash Shendre S/o Rajesh Shendre Aged About 34 Years R/o Ganji Para Ward No. 03 Khairagarh P/s And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (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 Council Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) 4 - Collector Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, (C.G.) Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Saket Pandey, Advocate For State : Mr. Sahil Singh, PL For Resp No.3 : Ms. Sakshi Singh Thakur, Advocate on behalf of Mr. S.S. Baghel, Advocate 3 Hon'ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru Order on Board 11/05/2026 1. Heard on the question of admission. 2. The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner for the 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. 10.4. That any other relief which this Hon'ble court may deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are engaged as Daily Wage Employees and are working with Respondent No. 3–Municipal Council. The petitioners have made several oral requests to Respondent No. 3 for granting them the status of permanent employees or for regularization of their services; however, till date, the requests made by the petitioners have not been considered. He further submits that the petitioners may be permitted to submit a fresh 4 representation before the respondent authorities raising all the grounds as urged in the present writ petition, and a direction be issued to Respondent No. 3 to consider and take a decision on the representation submitted by the petitioners at the earliest, within a specified time frame. 4. Counsel for the respective respondents submits that in view of the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, they have no objection. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 6. 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. 7. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, and in light of the decisions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, this writ petition is disposed of at this stage by permitting the petitioners to submit a fresh 5 comprehensive representation before Respondent No. 3. In the event such a representation is submitted, the concerned authority shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a further period of four months from the date of receipt of the representation. 8. Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. 9. Certified copy of this order be supplied to the parties after incorporation of the necessary amendment and updation of the Cause title in the CIS Software. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Rahul