Lallu Prasad Pandey v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4546 of 2021 Lallu Prasad Pandey S/o Late Shri Ramnihora Pandey, Aged About 51 Years, Presently Working As Time-Keeper At Office Of Chief Municipal Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad, Takhatpur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Chief Municipal Officer, Municipal Council Takhatpur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Somkant Verma, Advocate For State :

Mr. Kunal Das, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 27/08/2021

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

2. According to the petitioner he has been serving under the respondents for the last more than 24 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 are not disputed by the State counsel, this Court is of the opinion that ends of justice would meet if writ petition

-2stands disposed off with a direction to the respondent No.2 to consider the case of 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 Khatai