2026:CGHC:20585 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1586 of 2025 • Raj Kumar Chaturvedi S/o Shri Gowerdhan Prasad Chaturvedi Aged About

57 Years Daily Wage Employee, R/o Forest Colony, F.G.-1, Koni, P.S./p.O.

Koni, Tahsil, District Bilaspur (C.G.)

... Petitioner versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Forest, Mahanadi Bhawan, New-Raipur (C.G.)

2. The Principal Chief Conservator Of Forests (Adm./araj.) Aranya Bhawan New Raipur (C.G.)

3. The Chief Conservator Of Forest Bilaspur Circle, Bilaspur (C.G.)

4. The Divisional Forest Officer Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur (C.G.)

... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Ritesh Verma, Advocate For State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge

Order on Board

28.04.2026

1. Being aggrieved from the order Annexure P-1 dated 02.07.2021, whereby claim of petitioner seeking regularization of his service has been denied holding him to be ineligible for his regularization in service, petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs.

“10.1 that, the respondents may kindly be directed to submit the entire records as regards the petitioner's case

10.2. that, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the present petition and quash the PAWAN KUMAR order No./Estt./159/2021/Bilaspur dated 2.7.2021 JHA Digitally signed by passed by respondent No. 4. Further, may direct PAWAN KUMAR JHA the respondents to consider the case of petitioner by regularizing his service in the interest of justice. 10.3. that, the Hon'ble Court may further be pleased to pass any order or issue any suitable writ or direction as may deem fit under the circumstances of the case including cost of the petition.”

2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner was initially engaged as daily wage employee vide order dated 01.02.1989 and since then he is continuously working as daily wage employee. Earlier from the year 1989 to 1999, he was posted as Van Chowkidar at Kanan Pendari zoo and thereafter from the year 2000 till date he is working as Clerk at Forest Division, Bilaspur. It is contention of learned counsel for petitioner that after issuing circular by the State Government dated 05.03.2008, petitioner has earlier filed a writ petition bearing WPS No. 5490/2012 seeking direction to respondents-authorities to consider candidature of petitioner for regularization of his service which came to be disposed of permitting the petitioner to submit fresh representation before the competent authorities vide order dated 13.03.2013 (Annexure P-5). Petitioner thereafter submitted a representation which was not considered and thereafter petitioner filed a contempt petition bearing CONT. No. 464/2013, however, after receiving notice of contempt petition claim of petitioner for regularization was rejected vide order dated 25.11.2013. Petitioner thereafter had again filed a writ petition before this Court seeking a direction to Respondents No. 2 & 3 to take decision on the appeal filed by petitioner against the order rejecting the claim of petitioner for regularization. Accordingly decision was taken by the respondents-authorities on 17.03.2021 and the claim of petitioner for regularization has again been rejected. The Divisional Forest Officer vide letter dated 24.05.2021 asked the petitioner to appear along with all relevant documents for consideration of his candidature for regularization in service. Petitioner thereafter had submitted an application, sought time to produce relevant documents, however, vide order dated 03.01.2021, claim of petitioner for regularization has been rejected in arbitrary manner without discussing in detail as to how petitioner has not completed 10 years of service. Therefore, the order Annexure P-1 be quashed and respondents- authorities be directed to regularize petitioner in service on the post petitioner was initially engaged.

3. On the other hand, learned State counsel submits that based on the order passed by this Court in