IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH

AT INDORE

BEFORE

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE JAI KUMAR PILLAI

th

ON THE 6 OF JANUARY, 2026

WRIT PETITION No. 6344 of 2020

MANOHAR LAL VERMA

Versus

STATE OF M.P. THROUGH TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND

KAUSHAL VIKAS AND EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT AND

OTHERS

Appearance:

Shri Harish Joshi - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Raghav Srivastav -GA for the respondents/State.

Reserved on: 03.12.2025.

Post on: 06.01.2026.

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ORDER terminated vide order dated 17/07/2000, which termination was challenged before the Labour Court in I.D. Reference No.36/01. The Labour Court, vide award dated 16/06/2004 published on 27/07/2004, set aside the termination order as illegal and directed reinstatement of the petitioner with 50% back wages. In compliance thereof, the petitioner was reinstated in service.

The petitioner has approached this Court under Article 226 of the

Constitution of India seeking quashment of the communication dated 23/07/2019 issued by respondent No.2, whereby the representation submitted by the petitioner for regularisation has been rejected on the ground that the

petitioner is a contract employee.

2. It