High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/3245/2018disposed off

B. Veera Rao v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2018-04-23Hon'Ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava2 pages

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 3245 of 2018

1. B. Veera Rao S/o Shri B. Raju, Aged About 40 Years Presently Working As Lineman, Nagar Panchayat, Konta, District- Sukma, Chhattisgarh.

2. M. Satyanarayan S/o Shri P. M. Putty, Aged About 56 Years Presently Working As Lineman, Nagar Panchyayat, Konta, District- Sukma, Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh through Secretary Department of Urban Administration and Development, Mahanadi Bhavan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (CG)

2. The Joint Director, Regional Office, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Bastar Division, District- Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh.

3. The Nagar Panchayat, Konta Through Chief Municipal Officer, Nagar Panchayat- Konta, District- Sukma, Chhattisgarh., District : Sukuma, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioners :

Shri Sudeep Agrawal, Advocate For State :

Shri Manish Nigam, Panel Lawyer S.B. : Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 23/04/2018 Heard.

1. Grievance of the petitioners is that though the petitioners' cases for regularization have already been recommended by the Nagar Panchayat Konta and proposal sent to the Directorate of Urban Administration and Development, Chhattisgarh, Raipur vide memo dated 22.8.2017, till date, at the Directorate level, no decision has been taken.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that presently the post of Commissioner has been abolished and therefore matter is required to be

-2decided by respondent No.2.

3. The petitioners have been working since long and there is a recommendation made by the local body for their regularization. Considering that the local body had sent proposal to the office of Directorate Urban Administration and Development which is not a party before this Court, it would be appropriate to dispose off the matter at this stage with a direction to the State to issue necessary instructions to the authority which is competent to examine the proposal of Nagar Panchayat Konta in the matter of petitioners' claim of regularization. The competent authority, as directed by the State, shall decide the issue relating to grant of approval/sanction within three months.

4. The petition is accordingly disposed off.

Sd/-/-/--- -- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Praveen