1 CGHC010098502020 2026:CGHC:32830 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2319 of 2020 1 - Puna Ram S/o Parasram Yadav Aged About 43 Years R/o Bhendrawani, Post Uparwah, Police Station Ghumka, Tahsil And District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh, District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh .. Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest Head Quarter, Jail Road, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Conservator Of Forest Circle, Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh, District : Durg, Chhattisgarh 4 - Divisional Forest Officer Balod District Balod Chhattisgarh, District : Balod, Chhattisgarh 5 - Divisional Forest Officer Forest Division Balod/ Chairman, Scrutiny Committ Balod, District Balod Chhattisgarh, District : Balod, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) 2 For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Devendra Kumar Swarnkar on behalf of Mr. Jitendra Gupta, Advocates For Respondent(s) /State : Mr. Rahul Tamaskar, G.A. SB – Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order on Board 30/07/2026 1. Learned counsel for the parties submit that this writ petition is covered by the decision rendered by this Court in the matter of Narayan Singh v. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.1 wherein it has been held in paragraph 9 as under :- “9. The Divisional Forest Officer has also not considered the aforesaid clause 2(vii) of the circular dated 05/03/2008 while passing the impugned order and has straightway rejected the claim of the petitioners, therefore, the impugned order is hereby set aside in toto and the matter is remitted to the competent authority for considering the claim of the petitioners for regularisation in terms of order dated 19/07/2017 passed by this Court in WPS/3162/2017 (Narayan Singh v. State of Chhattisgarh and Others) as well as clause 2(vii) of the circular dated 05/03/2008 within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ” 2. ” 2. In terms of the aforesaid order passed by this Court, the impugned order dated 06/10/2018 (Annexure P-1) passed by respondent No. 4 is hereby set aside and the and the matter is remitted to the competent authority for considering the claim of the 1 2026:CGHC:9386 (WPS No. 29/2020 and other connected matters decided on 23/02/2026) 3 petitioner for regularisation in terms of order dated 19/07/2017 passed by this Court in WPS/3162/2017 (Narayan Singh v. State of Chhattisgarh and Others) as well as clause 2(vii) of the circular dated 05/03/2008 within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3. Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed to the extent indicated herein-above. No cost(s). Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) JUDGE Harneet