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2026 DAILYLAW 2702 (CHH)

SOMNATH SAHU v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

WPS/6105/2025 · 2026-02-19

Shri Parth Prateem Sahu

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1 2026:CGHC:9127 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6105 of 2025 1 - Somnath Sahu S/o Bisesar Sahu Aged About 38 Years R/o New Pension Bada, Q.No. 14, Behind Adivasi Hostel Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 2 - Basant Yadu S/o Ram Jeevan Yadu Aged About 43 Years R/o Near Sakrcharya School Gudyari, Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 3 - Umrav Sahu S/o Poonaram Sahu Aged About 28 Years R/o Near Sahu Bhawan, Bazar Chowk, Kamal Vihar Dunda Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Un Skilled Worker) 4 - Tulsi Ram Sahu S/o Ishwar Ram Sahu Aged About 45 Years R/o Near Gulmohar Park, Awas Colony, Block No. 7 Room No. 4, Gokul Nagar, Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Un Skilled Worker) 5 - Naresh Kumar Sahu S/o Uday Ram Sahu Aged About 41 Years R/o Ward No. 24 Sardar Vallbhai Patel Road No. 3 Ashok Vihar Colony, Pandatarayi, Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 6 - Khemlal Dewangan S/o Bhookhan Lal Dewagan Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Limtara P.S. Kumhari Dimar Para, Distt. Durg Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 7 - Bal Mukund Baghel S/o Charan Singh Baghel Aged About 39 Years R/o B.S.U. Colony Daldal Sivani Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Un Skilled Worker) 8 - Tarun Kumar Baghel S/o Suresh Kumar Baghel Aged About 40 Years R/o L.I.G. 169 Sector 1, Housing Board Colony, Saddu Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 9 - Akash Sharma S/o Vishvadayal Sharma Aged About 43 Years R/o Halwai Line Ram Sagar Para Near Shiv Mandir, Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Un Skilled Worker) 10 - Ghanshyam Nirmalkar S/.O Roop Chand Nirmalkar Aged About 49 Years R/o New Pension Bada Q.No. 14 Behind Adivasi Hostel, Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Un Skilled Worker) BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Date: 2026.02.23 10:41:49 +0530 2 11 - Sant Ram Lehre S/o Gharmu Lehre Aged About 59 Years R/o Amasivani Vidhan Sabha Road Raipur Chhattisgarh (Woking As Un Skilled Worker) 12 - Balram Yadav S/o Jagatram Yadav Aged About 48 Years R/o Village Charoda Post Bhilai Tahsol Arang Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Un Skilled Worker) (Working As Skilled Worker) 13 - Nathu Tarak S/o Jethuram Tarak Aged About 58 Years R/o Village Charoda Post Bhilai Tahsil Arang District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Un Skilled Worker) 14 - Khuman Singh Yadav S/o Girdhar Yadav Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Jarunda Post Farfaund P.S. Arang Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Unskilled Worker) 15 - Ashwani Dhiwar S/o Dvaraka Prasad Dhiwar Aged About 42 Years R/o Mahamayi Para Old Basti Near Maharaj Band Pond District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Un Skilled Worker) 16 - Kuleshwar Pal S/o Dilip Pal Aged About 36 Years R/o Village Jarway Dih Old Basti Near Primary School Distt. Dhamtari Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 17 - Dhansingh Sapha S/o Mannu Lal Sapaha Aged About 49 Years R/o Tikrapara Near Sital Mandir Dhimar Mohalla Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Un Skilled Worker) 18 - Manoj Umare S/o Ramesh Umare Aged About 35 Years R/o House No. 115 Kasi Ram Nagar Canal Road Distt. Raipur Chhattsgarh (Working As Un Skilled Worker) 19 - Raghuvendra Dubey S/o Ashwani Kumar Dubey Aged About 51 Years R/o Near Raghu Choice Centre Brahman Para, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 20 - Ishwar Kumar Sahu S/o Awadh Ram Sahu Aged About 37 Years R/o Pipal Chowk Near Hanuman Mandir Behind Gurukripa Kirana Store Devpuri Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 21 - Tej Ram Dongre S/o Khedan Lal Dongre Aged About 49 Years R/o Satyam Vihar Gali No. 4 Near Khalari Mandir Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 22 - Roziyla Bano W/o Nayemuddin Khan Aged About 34 Years R/o Nehru Nagar Chandani Chowk, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 23 - Priti Soni W/o Jawahar Lal Soni Aged About 38 Years R/o Dindayal Upadhyay Nagar, Sector Ii Liv 76 Near Passport Office Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 24 - Jai Kumar Dongre S/o Hiraman Dongre Aged About 34 Years R/o Krishna Nagar, Sant Ram Das Nagar Ward No. 25 Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 (Working As Un-Skilled Worker) 25 - Rajeshwar Kurre S/o Chova Ram Kurre Aged About 36 Years R/o Pandi Tarayi Mandi Gate Pond Near Shiv Mandir Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 26 - Lakesh Kumar Ratre S/o Santram Ratre Aged About 34 Years R/o Kodebod Bhatapara Post Maraud P.S. Kurud Tahsil Kurud District Dhamatari Chhttisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 27 - Narayan Vibhar S/o Chinu Vibhar Aged About 42 Years R/o House No. 29/402, New Krishi Mandir Behind Shree Ram Janki Mandir Chandra Shekhar Azad Nagar Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 28 - Ballu Ram Chandrakar S/o Dasrat Chandrakar Aged About 53 Years R/o New Pension Bada Q.No. 14, Behind Adivasi Hostel Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 29 - Shailendra Kumar Verma S/o Lekhan Ram Verma Aged About 47 Years R/o Near Nagdayi Mandir Village Kandul Distt.Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) 30 - Chumman Sahu S/o Chavi Ram Sahu Aged About 45 Years R/o Pani Tanki Near Primary School Daihan Para Sazbahar District Raipur Chhattisgarh (Working As Skilled Worker) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Public Works Department North Block Sector 19 Nirman Bhawan Atal Nagar Nava Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Chief Engineer Pwd Nirman Bhawan Nava Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Executive Engineer Pwd Raipur Division No.2 North Block Sector 19 Nirman Bhawan Nava Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Sub Divisional Officer Pwd Raipur Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) (The cause title is taken from CIS system) For Petitioners : Mr. Vijay Shankar Mishra, Advocate For Respondents-State : Mr. Rishabh Bisen, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 20/02/2026 1. Petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs. 4 “10.1 That, this Hon’ble court may kindly be pleased to call for the records of the case of the petitioner. 10.2 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioners in the light of the circular dated 05.03.2008 and order dated 10.02.2023 passed this Hon’ble Court in WPS No.4293 of 2012 directing the respondents to consider their case for regularization. 10.3 Any other relief may also be granted to the petitioner which this Hon’ble Court deems fit in facts and circumstances of the case including award of the cost of the petition may be given.”. 2. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners are appointed on Daily Wage basis in the year 2006 to 2015 respectively and since then they are continuously working under the respondents authorities. Since, the initial engagement, petitioners are continuously working on the said post on daily wage basis to the satisfaction of the authorities and as of now petitioners have completed more than 10 to 20 years as daily wage employee. He further contended that in view of their long engagement in service, petitioners are also entitled for regularization of service on the post, on which, they are working since last more than about 10 to 20 years. He, however, submits that at this stage petitioners may be permitted to submit a fresh representation before the authorities and in turn they be directed to take decision on the representation expeditiously thereafter. 3. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioners are not pressing this writ petition on merits and is only seeking permission to submit representation to be considered by authorities, he is having no objection to the limited prayer. 5 4. Considered the submission of counsel for the parties. Claim as raised by the petitioners in this writ petition is that they are continuously engaged as daily wage employee since 2006 to 2015 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 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. This writ petition at this stage is disposed permitting the petitioners to submit comprehensive representation before the respondents No. 2 to 4, 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. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. . Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) JUDGE Balram