1 CGHC010365962025 2026:CGHC:42603 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 10388 of 2025 1 - Khilendra Koshre S/o Kantilal Koshre Aged About 29 Years Post Fireman, R/o Kourinbhatha, Ward No. 44, Rajnandgaon, Distt. Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh 2 - Shailendra Kumar Nishad S/o Ram Narayan Aged About 31 Years Posted As Fireman, R/o Shankarpur, Ward No. 10, Rajnandgaon, Distt. Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh 3 - Vikash Lal S/o Praveen Kumar Lal Aged About 36 Years Posted As Fireman, R/o Village Dhangaon, Distt. Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Sunil Meshram S/o Dhalchand Meshram Aged About 30 Years Posted As Fireman, R/o Noori Masjid Gali, Ward No. 14, Gouri Nagar, Rajnandgaon, Distt. Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Digesh Kumar Singaur S/o Krishna Kumar Singaur Aged About 37 Years Posted As Fireman, R/o Shankarpur, Ward No. 10, Rajnandgaon, Distt. Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Kislay Kishore Gupta S/o Krishna Gupta Aged About 38 Years Posted As Fireman, R/o Cross Street No. 01, Block No. 3/d, Sector-1, Bhilai, Distt. Durg, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.09.30 18:01:55 +0530 2 versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Ministry Of Home Affairs, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 – Secretary, Urban Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Director General, Home Guard, Fire And Emergency Services And SDRF, Sector 19, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 – Collector, Rajnandgaon, Distt. Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. 5 – Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Rajnanadgaon, Distt. Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. 6 - District Commandant And District Fire Officer Home Guard, Rajnandgaon, Distt. Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Praveen Dhurandhar, Advocate For Respondent/ State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer For Respondent No.5 : Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 30.09.2026 1. This petition has been preferred by the petitioners seeking following reliefs:- "10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to 3 consider the petitioners for regularization to the post of Fireman. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to absorb or regularize the services of the petitioners in the fire and emergency services department. 10.3 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief/ relief’s in favour of the petitioners, which the Hon’ble Court deemed fit & just in the facts and circumstances of the case." 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that initially the petitioners were appointed as Daily Wagers under the respondent Department/Municipal Corporation, Rajnandgaon. He submits that, pursuant to the circular dated 14.07.2017 (Annexure P/2) issued by the State Government of Chhattisgarh, the Fire Department along with its human resources was transferred to respondent No.3 and the petitioners, while continuing to remain employees of respondent No.5, were treated as being on deputation with respondent No.3. He further submits that the petitioners are continuously working on their respective posts and, despite having completed more than 10 years of service, they have not been regularized. Therefore, he submits that the petitioners may be permitted to submit a representation before the 4 concerned authority and a direction may be issued to consider the same expeditiously within a specified time frame. 3. Learned State counsel as well as learned counsel appearing for respondent No.5 jointly submit that if the petitioners submit a fresh representation, the same shall be considered and decided in accordance with law within a stipulated period. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents available on record. 5. Considered the submissions 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 under the respondent Department. 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 claim 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. 5 6. In view of the above facts of the case and decisions of Hon'ble Supreme Court, this writ petition is disposed of at this stage, permitting the petitioners to submit fresh comprehensive representation before the concerned authority, and if, such a representation is submitted, the concerned authority, particularly respondents No.3 & 5 shall consider and take an appropriate decision on the petitioners’ representation seeking regularization of their services, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of four months from the date of receipt of representation. 7. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge $. Bhilwar