Digitally ABHIGYAsigned by 2025:CGHC:59593 SAXENA ABHIGYA SAXENA NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 9620 of 2023

1 - Vrinda Prasad Pal S/o Itwar Ram Pal Aged About 49 Years Posted As Squadman (Daily Wages), Collectorate Office (Land Record), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mantralay Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Under Secretary Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mantralaya Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

3 - Collector (Land Record) Bilaspur (C.G.)

... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Zainab Mustafa Vanak, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Devesh G. Kela, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad

Order on Board

08.12.2025

1. This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for a direction to the respondent authorities to consider the representation of the petitioner and regularize his services without any further delay.

2. Case of the petitioner, in brief, is that he was appointed as a daily wager on the post of Squadman (Daily Wager) from 01.04.1998 and was working with respondent No.3. He had submitted an application for regularization of his services in light of the circular of the State Government dated 5.3.2008 as the services of some of his juniors were regularized but the respondent authorities did not accept his application. Hence the petitioner filed a writ petition i.e. WPS No.1115/2019 wherein this Hon’ble Court passed an order on 20.02.2019 directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner strictly in accordance with the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Secretary, State of Karnataka and others Vs. Uma Devi and others, (2006) 4 SCC 1 and the circular dated 5.3.2008 issued by the respondents, as expeditiously as possible. But the respondent authorities did not consider the case of the petitioner and rejected the claim for regularization on 23.03.2019 communicated on 04.11.2022 itself.

Hence this petition for the following reliefs: ;

“10.1. That the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash order dated 23/03/2019 along with order dated 04/11/2022 (Annexure P/1 [colly]) issued by the Under Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Raipur, C.G.

10.2. That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to consider the candidature of the petitioner for regularisation of services of the petitioner w.e.f. 01/04/2008 along with back wages and arrears.

10.3. That, any other relief(s) which the Hon'ble Court deems fit & proper may kindly be pleased to granted in favour of the petitioner”

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the action on the part of the respondent authorities is illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory in nature and also violative of the principles of natural justice and Articles 14, 15 & 21 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner is a daily wager working on the post of Squadman since 01.04.1998. The State Government regularized the services of similarly situated daily wage employees on the basis of circular dated 05.03.2008, therefore, the petitioner is entitled for regularization of his services on the post of Squadman. In compliance of the circular dated 05.03.2008 the State Government directed to regularize the services of those persons who were working prior to 31.12.1997 on daily wages basis, even then the respondent authorities have not regularized the services of the petitioner and instead directed the petitioner to submit certified copy of the documents regarding his working since 1998. All such documents are with the respondent authorities and even then they directed the petitioner to submit such documents which shows that they are deliberately and willfully not considering the case of the petitioner for regularization in light of the circular dated

5.3.2008.

4. Reliance is placed on the judgment of the Hon’b