1 CGHC010314392026 2026:CGHC:37288 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6129 of 2026 1 - Gurunarayan Sahu S/o Shri Chamru Ram Sahu, Aged About 52 Years Posted At Data Entry Operator In The O"ce Of Block Education O"cer, Kurud, Distt. Dhamtari (C.G.) 2 - Panna Lal Sinha S/o Shri Latkho Ram Sinha, Aged About 53 Years Posted As Data Entry Operator In The O"ce Of District Education O"cer, Dhamtari, Distt. Dhamtari (C.G.) 3 - Praveen Kumar Vaidya S/o Late Shri Kunwar Lal Vaidya, Aged About 37 Years Posted As Data Entry Operator In The O"ce Of Block Education O"cer, Dhamtari , Distt. Dhamtari (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - The State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Depart Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.08.20 17:14:33 +0530 2 2 - The Directorate Of Public Instructions , Sector -3, First Floor Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The District Education O"cer, District Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) 4 - The Block Education O"cer, District Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) 5 - The Block Education O"cer, Kurud, District Dhamtari (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Hariom Rai, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru Order on Board 20.08.2026 1. The instant petition has been 9led seeking direction towards the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioners for regularization as a onetime measure for having served the respondents against the sanctioned vacant posts for about a decade without any break. 2. It has been pointed out by learned counsel for the parties that in an identical matter i.e. WPS No.13917 of 2025 this Court vide order dated 13.02.2026 observed thus at para 12 & 13 : 3 “12.In the above facts of the case and the decisions of Hon’ble Supreme Court and further considering that the petitioners have not submitted any representation before the Respondents No.1 & 2 raising all the grounds as raised in this writ petition, in the opinion of this Court, I $nd it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition permitting the petitioners to submit representation before the Respondents No. 1 & 2 raising all the grounds as raised in this writ petition and in the event, petitioners submit representation, the Respondents No. 1 & 2 shall consider and take decision on the representation to be submitted by the petitioners in accordance with law, keeping in mind the decisions of Hon’ble Supreme Court as discussed above, preferably within a period of 04 months from the date of receipt of the representation. 13. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition stands disposed of.” They further submitted that since the facts and issue involved in the present case is identical to that of WPS No.13917 of 2025, this writ petition may also be disposed of in 4 the same terms. 3. Having considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and having gone through the materials on record, it is evident that the facts and issue involved in this petition is identical to Writ Petition (S) No.13917 of 2025, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the instant petition in similar terms of the order passed in Writ Petition (S) No.13917 of 2025. 4. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of in terms of the order dated 13.02.2026 passed in Writ Petition (S) No.13917 of 2025 {Vinod Kumar Markam & others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & others}. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib