Neelkanth Sinha v. State Of Chhattisgarh

AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 4691 of 2018

1. Neelkanth Sinha S/o S/o Shivram Sinha Aged About 53 Years Working As Daily Wager, West Bhanupratappur Forest Division District- North Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh.

2. Jageshwar Sonwani S/o S/o Shri Kanhaiyalal Sonwani, Aged About 46 Years Working As Daily Wager, West Bhanupratappur, Forest Division, District North Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh.

3. Rajkumar Yadav S/o S/o Shri Johan Ram Yadav Aged About 40 Years Working As Daily Wager, West Bhanupratappur, Forest Division, District North Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh.

4. Sainuram Dhruw S/o S/o Shri Shobharam Dhruv Aged About 50 Years Working As Daily Wager, West Bhanupratappur, Forest Division, District North Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh.

5. Sukhram Nishad S/o S/o Shri Vishambhar Ram Nishad Aged About 50 Years Working As Daily Wager, West Bhanupratappur, Forest Division, District North Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Forest Department Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. The Principal, Chief Conservator Of Forest, Aranya Bhawan, Medical College Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

3. The Additional Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest, Aranya Bhawan, Medical College Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

4. The Chief Conservator Of Forest, Forest Circle Kanker, District North Bastar Kanker Chhattisgarh.

5. The Divisional Forest Officer, Kanker Forest Division, District North Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Goutam Khetrapal, Advocate For State : Ms. Sunita Jain, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta Order On Board

20.07.2018 Heard.

1.

The petitioners have filed the present writ petition for direction to respondents to consider their cases for regularization of their services, with all consequential and monetary benefits as per circular of the State Government dated 05.03.2008.

2.

Counsel for the petitioners submitted that all the petitioners were working with the respondent authorities prior to 31.12.1997 and therefore, their case is squarely covered by the circular dated 05.03.2008. He further submitted that the present matter is squarely covered by the order of this Court dated 21.02.2018 passed in WPS No.1530 of 2018.

3.

In the light of the aforesaid submission and the contents of the writ petition, this Court is of the opinion that no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the petition pending and that ends of justice would meet if the petition is disposed off at this juncture with a direction to the respondents No.4 & 5 to consider the case of each of the petitioners and subject to verification of their credentials and in accordance with the circular dated 05.03.2008 an appropriate order may be passed. Let this exercise be done within a period of four months from today. 4.

With the aforesaid direction, the present writ petition stands disposed off.

Sd/- (Sharad Kumar Gupta) JUDGE L/-