1 2026:CGHC:26349 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4817 of 2026 1 - Kailash S/o Mallu Ram Aged About 48 Years R/o House No. 866, Sidharth Nagar, Ward No. 34, Near Kali Mandir, Durg, District Durg (C.G.) 2 - Roshan Dongare S/o Rajendra Dongare Aged About 33 Years R/o Ward No. 40, Indra Colony, Durg, District Durg (C.G.) 3 - Purnima Chavariya W/o Kelash Chavariya Aged About 46 Years R/o House No. 866, Sidharth Nagar, Ward No. 34, Near Kali Mandir Durg, District Durg (C.G.) 4 - Uttam Nagesh S/o Prakash Nagesh Aged About 30 Years R/o Surana College, Indra Colony, Durg, District Durg (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.06.29 16:12:11 +0530 2 2 - Director Directorate Of Urban Administration And Development, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Durg, District Durg, Chhattisgarh 4 - Collector Durg, District Durg, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Saket Pandey, Advocate For Respondent/State: Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer. For Respondent No. 3: Shri Dhiraj K. Wankhede, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 29.06.2026 1. Petitioners have 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 petitioner permanent status / absorption in his respective posts, with consequential and monetary benefits, in the interest of justice. 3 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." 2. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners are appointed as Cleaner/Sanitation workers in Class IV post as Daily Wager under Municipal Corporation Durg and they are working continuously on the said post. However, they have not been regularized on the post of Cleaner/Santitation Workers. Therefore they submit that they may be permitted to submit a representation before the concerned authority and direction be issued to consider the same, expeditiously, within specified time frame. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that she is having no objection to the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 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 4 continuously engaged as daily wage employee in Municipal Corporation Durg. 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 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 of at this stage, permitting the petitioners to submit fresh comprehensive representation before the concerned authority, and if, such a representation is submitted, the concerned authority shall consider and take 5 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. 8. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the matter, the concerned respondent authority is directed to consider and decide the issue as per the extant rules and on its own merits. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib