Dr. Gaurishankar Patel v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, REVP No. 153 of 2026, decided 16/07/2026 by Justice Parth Prateem Sahu. Dr. Gaurishankar Patel, Ayurvedic Medical Officer (Contract), sought review and recall of the order dated 05.01.2026 in WPS No. 14119 of 2025, by which his writ petition against the State of Chhattisgarh, Director Ayush and District Ayush Officer, Rajnandgaon was disposed of with a direction to decide in light of circular dated 28.05.2010 on regularisation of contract employees. That circular (Annexure P/12) was subsequently held forged by the State's circular dated 21.06.2010 (Annexure P/2), and no representation had been filed pursuant to the disposal order. The Court allowed the review, recalled the order dated 05.01.2026 and restored the writ petition to its original number. Keywords: review, recall, forged circular, regularisation, contract employees, Ayurvedic Medical Officer, restoration of writ petition.