Nandshyam Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Regularization of contractual employees; Training Officer Grade-III; Government ITI Chhattisgarh; writ of mandamus; Chhattisgarh Civil Sewa (Samvida Niyukti) Niyam 2004; Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Contractual Appointment) Rules 2012 Rule 17; General Administration Department approval; Uma Devi (2006) 4 SCC 1 paras 53-54; Jaggo 2024 SCC Online SC 3826; Shripal 2025 INC 144; back-door entry; irregular versus illegal appointment; vacant sanctioned posts; one-time measure; WPS No. 3218 of 2016; 2025:CGHC:12801.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions allowed; writ of mandamus issued directing the State to consider the petitioners' regularization — Secretary, Skill Development Technical and Employment Department to forward a proposal with all material/reports/vacancy data to the General Administration Department within 3 months (after screening individual records and qualifications), and the General Administration Department to grant approval within a further 2 months; the ongoing selection process under the advertisement dated 13.05.2023 (920 Training Officer posts) is not to be adversely affected.