1 CGHC010252362026 2026:CGHC:28859 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5044 of 2026 1. Hemlal Sonwani W/o Jeevan Lal Sonwani Aged About 34 Years R/o Ward 198, Vill Koma, Gariyaband Distt. Gariyaband (C.G.) 2. Bhagwani Ram Nirmalkar S/o Pusaniram Nirmalkar Aged About 55 Years R/o Ganod, Raipur Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 3. Ajay Joshi S/o Dharmendra Joshi Aged About 34 Years R/o Ward No. 54, Satnami Para, Telibandha, Raipur Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 4. Girdhari Kosre S/o Shatruhan Kosre Aged About 33 Years R/o Ward No. 247, Satnami Para, Abhanpur Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 5. Sewak Ram Sinha S/o Gopiram Sinha Aged About 44 Years R/o H. No. 85, Alkhuta Village, Abhanpur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 6. Khemchandra Sem S/o Udiram Sem Aged About 35 Years R/o H. No. 181, Alkhuta Village, Abhanpur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 7. Mahendra Kumar Ghritlehre S/o Chandrika Ghritlehre Aged About 38 Years R/o 273, Ward No. 11, Satnami Para, Abhanpur Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 8. Khusbu Bai Gilhare W/o Mukesh Kumar Gilhare Aged About 40 Years R/o 273, Ward No. 17, Ganud Raipur, Arang Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 9. Nilesh Kumar Dhruv W/o Hemant Dhruv Aged About 28 Years R/o Ward 4, Kabir Chowk, Birbira, Raipur, Arang Distt. Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur, (C.G.) JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.07.10 17:55:21 +0530 2 2. Chief Secretary State Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3. Secretary Law And Legislative Affairs Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur, (C.G.) 4. Secretary General Administration Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur, (C.G.) 5. Secretary Finance Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur, (C.G.) 6. Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Sector-19, Capital Complex, Nava Raipur, District Raipur, (C.G.) 7. Executive Engineer Public Works Department, New Division (B/r), Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Sector-19, Capital Complex, Nava Raipur, District Raipur, (C.G.) 8. Sub Divisional Officer Public Works Department, New Sub Division, Nava Raipur, District Raipur, (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Akash Kumar Kundu, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Shahil Singh, P.L. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 10/07/2026 1. The instant petition has been filed being aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondent authorities for not deciding the representations filed by the petitioners for regularization/permanancy and absorption in accordance with the applicable law. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners at this juncture would submit that the concerned Respondent authority may be directed to 3 decide the representation of the petitioner dated 05/05/2026 (Annexure P/6) within a time frame. 3. Learned State counsel submits that they have no objection in deciding the representation of the petitioners and undertakes to decide the same within a period of one month. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents with utmost circumspection. 5. Considering the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, it is directed that the concerned Respondent authority shall decide the pending representation of the petitioner dated 05/05/2026 (Annexure P/6) within the stipulated time period in accordance with law. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the respondent authorities shall be at liberty to decide the representation on its own merits. 7. With the aforesaid observation, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE Jyoti