1 2026:CGHC:6470 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1415 of 2026 1 - Udeshwar Rao S/o Late Umaji Rao Aged About 55 Years Posted As Helper (Daily Wages) Office Of Sub-Divisional Officer (E/m)(R And R) Sub- Division Machadoli, District- Korba, Chhattisgarh. --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary Water Resource Department Ministry, Mahanadi Bhawan, Capital Complex, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department Shivnath Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdev Basin Water Resource Department, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Executive Engineer (E/m) Minimata Bango, Machadoli Division Katghora, District Korba, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Sub-Divisional Officer Hasdev (E/m) (R And R) Sub-Division Machadoli District Korba, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from CIS system) For Petitioner : Ms. Zainab Vanak, Advocate For Respondent-State : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Dy. Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 05/02/2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs. “10.1 Kindly direct the respondents State department of Water Resources to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization on the post of Helper as per memo dated 05.03.2008. 10.2 Kindly make any other order that may be deemed fit and just in the facts and BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Date: 2026.02.06 14:11:45 +0530 2 circumstances of the case including awarding of the costs to the petitioner” 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner is appointed as Helper under the respondents on daily wage basis. Since, the initial engagement, petitioner is continuously working on the said post on daily wage basis and as of now petitioner has completed more than 35 years as daily wage employee. He further contended that in view of his long engagement in service, petitioner is also entitled for his consideration to be regularized on the post, on which, he is working since last more than about 35 years. He, however, submits that at this stage he 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 petitioner is 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. 4. Considered the submission of counsel for the parties. Claim as raised by the petitioner in this writ petition is that he is continuously engaged as daily wage employee since 1990. 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 3 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 petitioner to submit comprehensive representation before the respondents No. 2 to 5, 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