Renuka Kaushik v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 1838 of 2016 Renuka Kaushik D/o J. L. Kaushik, Aged About 42 Years, Presently Posted And Working As Computer Operator (Daily Wages), Forest Range Office, Bilaspur R/o Naya Sarkanda, Jabdapara, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Forest, Mahanadi Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Post Office And Police Station Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Chief Conservator Of Forest, Bilaspur Range, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

3. Conservator Of Forest, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

4. Divisional Forest Officer, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

5. Forest Range Officer, Forest Range, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Ratnesh Kumar Agrawal, Advocate For State :

Mr. Sudeep Verma, Dy. Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 04.01.2021

1. The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition is the inaction on the part of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for regularization in terms of the circular of the State Govt dated 05.03.2008.

2. According to the counsel for the petitioner, the respondents had

engaged the petitioner as a daily wage employee way back in the year 1995 and since then the petitioner has been discharging the duties of computer operator. He submits that the petitioner has all the required eligibility criteria for being regularized as a computer operator as she fulfills all the eligibility criteria for the said post. Counsel for the petitioner further submits that the name of the petitioner finds place in all the seniority lists that have been published by the department from 2012 onwards and it shows that the petitioner has been working prior to 1997.

3. Given the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, subject to verification of the facts, the writ petition at this juncture can be disposed of with a direction to the respondents 2 & 4 to take a decision on the claim of the petitioner so far as the regularization in service is concerned. The case of the petitioner needs to be considered in accordance with the rules and regulations governing the field particularly so far as the availability of vacancy and also verifying whether the petitioner fulfills the minimum eligibility criteria required for the said post. Let a decision be taken at the earliest preferably within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

4. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of. Sd/- P. Sam Koshy Judge Khatai