Satyaprakash Upadhyay v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Regularization of long-serving contractual employees; writ of mandamus; Training Officer Grade-III, Government ITIs, Chhattisgarh; contract appointment under Chhattisgarh Civil Sewa (Samvida Niyukti) Niyam, 2004 (Rules 5, 5(6), 6, 8, 8(2), 11); Chhattisgarh Industrial Training (Nongazatted) Class-III Service Recruitment Rules, 2014 (Schedule-III/Schedule-8); Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Contractual Appointment) Rules, 2012, Rule 17 (power with General Administration Department); back door entry versus irregular appointment; one-time measure in Uma Devi (2006) 4 SCC 1 paras 53-54; Jaggo v. Union of India 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3826; Shripal v. Nagar Nigam Gaziabad 2025 INC 144; 589 vacant Training Officer posts; 302 contract Training Officers; ongoing 13.05.2023 recruitment for 920 posts protected; bunch of 12 writ petitions (WPS 3218/2016 lead; 3228/2016, 3234/2016, 3239/2016, 3240/2016, 3250/2016, 4933/2016, 2940/2017, 1715/2017, 5776/2017, 368/2017, 2533/2023); decided 18.03.2025; 2025:CGHC:12801.