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High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/1441/2018disposed off

Jagdish Kumar Dhruv v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2021-12-13Hon'Ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal2 pages

-1HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1441 of 2018 • Jagdish Kumar Dhruv S/o Late Gauraha, Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Khapari, Post Belsari, Tehsil, Police Station Takhatpur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Public Works Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Enginner In Chief, Public Works Department Sirpur Bhawan, Sihava Road Civil Lines, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

3. Superintending Engineer, Public Works Department Bilaspur Circle, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

4. Executive Engineer, Public Works Department Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri S.P. Kale, Advocate For State/ Respondents :

Shri Avinash Singh, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 13.12.2021 Heard

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though in the earlier round of litigation representation was made for equal pay for equal work but the representation has been decided stating that he is not entitled for regularization, therefore he prays that the order may be set aside and he may be allowed to make representation in light of judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of State of Punjab and Another Vs. Jagjit Singh and others reported in 2017 (1) SCC 148 and the case covered in the recent judgment rendered in WPS No. 1589 of 2018.

2. Perused the documents and heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

-23. Be that as it may, the petitioner is at liberty to make representation in light of judgment rendered in case of State of Punjab and Another Vs. Jagjit Singh within 4 weeks from today and the same shall be considered and decided for equal pay for equal work without being influenced by Annexure P-1 within a period of 2 months from the date of receipt of the representation.

4. With the aforesaid observation, the petition stands disposed off. Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Jyoti