Smt. Pushpa Bai v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO.2892 OF 2019

1. Smt. Pushpa Bai W/o Shri Dashrath Ram Aged About 35 Years Working As Post Of Waterman At Govt. Tribal Department 50 Seater Girls Hostel Rauni Tahsil - Bagicha, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh.

...Petitioner(s)

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Assistant Commissioner Tribal Welfare Department Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh.

3. The Collector Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh.

4. Block Education Officer Bagicha, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner :

Shri Manoj Chouhan, Advocate.

For Respondent-State :

Shri Anshuman Shrivastava, PL.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 16.04.2019

1. The limited relief which the petitioner has sought is for a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization in the department.

2. According to the petitioner, she has been serving under the respondents for the last more than 10 years and in the light of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of "State of Karnataka and Others Vs. Umadevi (3) & Others, 2006(4) SCC 1, as a onetime major, the authorities should consider the case for regularization of such employees, whose appointment otherwise is not illegal.

3. Given the facts, which is not disputed by the State counsel, this Court is of the opinion that ends of justice would meet if writ petition stands disposed off with a direction to the respondent No.2 to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization keeping in view the observations of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of "Uma Devi" (supra).

4. With the aforesaid observations, the present writ petition stands disposed off.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge inder