1 2026:CGHC:27491 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5014 of 2026 1 - Abhijeet Dutta Roy S/o Ashish Dutta Roy Aged About 45 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Kanker, R/o Near District Hospital Kanker P.O. Kanker, District Uttar Bastar Kanker Chhattisgarh 2 - Abhinav Dubey S/o Ram Prakash Dubey Aged About 35 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Mahasamund, R/o Nagar Palika Parishad Mahasamund, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh 3 - Abhishek Panchbudhe S/o Lt Shri Shyam Rao Panchbudhe Aged About 44 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Bijapur, R/o Bijapur, District Bijapur Chhattisgarh 4 - Deepak Kumar Tiwari S/o Dilip Tiwari Aged About 33 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Mahasamund, R/o Village Lasatola, P.O. Maharajpur, Tehsil Kawardha, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh 5 - Ekta Pachori D/o Dr Rn Pachori Aged About 43 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Corporation Bhilai, R/o Amlidih Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 - Dhirendra Kumar Patel S/o Kedarnath Patel Aged About 42 Years SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.07.08 10:46:19 +0530 2 Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Corporation Raigarh, R/o Rajiv Nagar, Raigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh 7 - Manish Kumar Tripathi S/o Baldev Prasad Tripathi Aged About 41 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Corporation Durg, R/o House No. Gl-786, G Sector, Ayodhya Nagar Bhopal, District Bhopal M.P. 8 - Moras George S/o Late Mr. George Wilson Aged About 53 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Narayanpur, R/o Nagar Palika Parishad Narayanpur, District Narayanpur Chhattisgarh 9 - Muktesh Kanhe S/o P M Kanhe Aged About 41 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Corporation Durg, R/o 47/3 Nehru Nagar East, Bhilai, District Durg Chhattisgarh 10 - Nalini Taneja W/o Late Maneesh Taneja Aged About 52 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Corporation Bhilai, R/o EWS 33, Vaishali Nagar, Bhilai, District Durg Chhattisgarh 11 - Neha Kori D/o Dhruv Kori Aged About 35 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Pendra, R/o Bharatiya Nagar, Vyapar Vihar Road, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 12 - Niraj Kumar Sahoo S/o Late Omprakash Sahoo Aged About 38 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Bhatapara, R/o P O Jhamankera, Via-Birmitrapur District Sundargarh, Odisha 13 - Nisha Sahu D/o Sanjay Sahu Aged About 31 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Gobra Navapara, R/o V I P Road, Ram Mandir, Vidhayak Colony, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 14 - Pragya Yadav D/o Kumarjeet Yadav Aged About 37 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Arang, R/o House No. 3, 3 Riddhi Siddhi Garden, Mahaveer Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 15 - Praveen Ghosh S/o Late Shri N G Ghosh Aged About 51 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Surajpur, R/o B-2, Rawat Residency, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 16 - Rajeshwar Rahangale S/o Shri Kunwar Lal Aged About 47 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Gariaband, R/o Krishna Residency, First Floor, Room No. F-04, Amdi Gariaband, District Gariaband, District Gariaband Chhattisgarh 17 - Ranu Verma D/o Harishankar Verma Aged About 39 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Nagar Panchayat Mandir Hasaud, R/o Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 18 - Ravindra Kumar S/o Late Mohan Lal Aged About 42 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Bemetara, R/o Gautam Nagar Supela, Bhilai, District Durg Chhattisgarh 19 - Sant Kumar Mahato S/o Ramjee Mahto Aged About 48 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Jashpur, R/o Tiwari Colony, Darbari Toli, Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh 20 - Saurabh Shrivastava S/o Shiv Kumar Shrivastava Aged About 36 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Kanker, R/o Uday Nagar Colony Kanker, District Kanker Chhattisgarh 21 - Sharad Kumar Singh S/o Amar Singh Aged About 45 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Kumhari, R/o H N 85 P.O. Thathari, Via-Baradwar, District Sakti Chhattisgarh 22 - Shubham Sharma S/o Pannalal Sharma Aged About 31 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Corporation Raigarh, R/o H. No. 60 Krishna Vatika, Boierdadar, Raigarh, District Raigarh 4 Chhattisgarh 23 - Shuchi Pandey D/o Surendra Tiwari Aged About 39 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Manendragarh, R/o Amakherwa Road City Cable Apartment, Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur Chhattisgarh 24 - Shweta Soni D/o Nirmal Soni Aged About 38 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Corporation Jagdalpur, R/o Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh 25 - Sneha Soni D/o Nirmal Soni Aged About 39 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Corporation Birgaon, R/o M-12, 504, Dolphin Jewel O, Devpuri, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 26 - Sukhbai Tonde D/o Chanduram Tonde Aged About 32 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Kawardha, R/o Professor Colony Ward No. 08 Kawardha, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh 27 - Vimal Kumar Sahu S/o Rom Lal Sahu Aged About 43 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Corporation Dhamtari, R/o Laxmi Nagar Risali Bhilai, District Durg Chhattisgarh 28 - Rohit Gupta S/o Tulsi Ram Gupta Aged About 35 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Sukma, R/o Sukma, District Sukma Chhattisgarh 29 - Pankaj Choudhary S/o Rajan Choudhary Aged About 38 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Council Saraipali, R/o Nagar Palika Saraipali Mahasamund, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh 30 - Mukesh Deshmukh S/o Santram Deshmukh Aged About 50 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Corporation Risali, R/o 7/93 Jawahar Nagar, Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 5 31 - Ravish Kumar Sahu S/o Late Ajitram Sahu Aged About 42 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Corporation Durg, R/o Dharora, Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 32 - Kedarnath Patel S/o Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Patel Aged About 42 Years Posted As City Mission Manager At Municipal Corporation Raigarh, R/o Rajeev Nagar, Raigarh, District Durg Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Department Of Urban Administration, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Union Of India Through The Ministry Of Housing And Urban Affairs, Government Of India, Sankalp Bhawan, New Delhi, District New Delhi 3 - Chief Executive Officer State Urban Development Agency, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Mission) D A Y - N U L M, State Urban Development Agency (SUDA), D-Block, 4th Floor, Indrawati Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - Director Call Me Service, C-101/5, 1st Floor Tagore Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation Bhilai, District Durg Chhattisgarh 7 - Commssioner Municipal Corporation Raigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh 6 8 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 9 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh 10 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation Dhamtari, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 11 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation Birgaon, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 12 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation Bhilai Charoda, District Durg Chhattisgarh 13 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh 14 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation Risali, District Durg Chhattisgarh 15 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Kondagaon, District Kondagaon Chhattisgarh 16 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Mahasamund, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh 17 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Kanker, District Kanker Chhattisgarh 18 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Kawardha, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh 19 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Bijapur, District Bijapur Chhattisgarh 7 20 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Narayanpur, District Narayanpur Chhattisgarh 21 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Pendra, District Gaurela- Pendra-Marwahi Chhattisgarh 22 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Bhatapara, District Baloda Bazar Chhattisgarh 23 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Gobra Navapara, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 24 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Arang, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 25 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh 26 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Gariaband, District Gariaband Chhattisgarh 27 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh 28 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh 29 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Kumhari, District Durg Chhattisgarh 30 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Baikunthpur, District Koriya Chhattisgarh 8 31 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Baloda Bazar, District Baloda Bazar Chhattisgarh 32 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Dantewada, District Dantewada Chhattisgarh 33 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur Chhattisgarh 34 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Sukma, District Sukma Chhattisgarh 35 - Chief Municipal Officer Municipal Council Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh 36 - Chief Municipal Officer Nagar Panchayat Mandir Hasaud, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 37 - Chief Municipal Officer Nagar Panchayat Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 38 - Chief Municipal Officer Nagar Panchayat Bastar, District Bastar Chhattisgarh 39 - Chief Municipal Officer Nagar Panchayat Bilaigarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh 40 - Chief Municipal Officer Nagar Panchayat Charama, District Kanker Chhattisgarh 41 - Chief Municipal Officer Nagar Panchayat Dabhara, District Sakti Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) 9 For Petitioners : Mr. Rohit Sharma and Mr. Aniruddha Shrivastava, Advocates For Respondent/ UoI : Mr. T. S. Sahu, CGC For Respondents/ State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, Panel Lawyer For Respective Respondents : Mr. Dhiraj Kumar Wankhede, Mr. Pranjal Agrawal, Mr. Bhaskar Payashi, Mr. Ritesh Sharma, Ms. Shruti, Mr. Siddhant Das, Mr. Shikhar Shukla, Mr. Vikhyat Arora and Mr. N. Naha Roy, Advocates (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 03/07/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for the following reliefs :- “(i) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, preferably in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to quash and set aside the impugned order dated 07/04/2026 (Annexure P/2) whereby the services of the petitioners have been discontinued; (ii) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to continue the services of the petitioners on the post of City Mission Manager (or equivalent post) with all consequential benefits; (iii) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to release and pay the pending salary/remuneration of the petitioners from October 2025 till date, along with applicable interest as deemed fit by this Hon'ble Court; 10 (iv) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to not to replace the petitioners by another set of contractual/outsourced employees, thereby protecting the petitioners from arbitrary displacement; (v) That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondents to forthwith clarify and determine the service status of the Petitioners and to pass a reasoned and speaking order regarding their continuation in service, in accordance with law, in the interest of justice. (vi) Grant any other relief(s), including costs of the petition, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners were engaged by respondent department for last about ten years and since then they are continuously working, however, petitioners have not been paid their salary from the Month of April, 2025 till date i.e. for about a year. Petitioners have made earlier request, however, the requests have not been given any heed by the respondent authority and representation submitted by petitioners in this regard have also not been accepted. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that this petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to consider and decide the representations of the petitioners, in 11 accordance with law within the stipulated time. 4. On due consideration of submission made by learned counsel for the respective parties, and in particular the grievances raised by petitioners in this writ petition that petitioners are not being paid the salary since April 2025, I find it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition at this stage, permitting petitioners to submit fresh comprehensive representation before respondent no. 2 and 3 and in the event petitioners submits such representation, respondent no. 2 and 3 shall consider and take decision on the representation to be submitted by petitioners on its own merits, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of 06 weeks from the date of receipt of the representation. 5. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar