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Arun Kumar Sugandh Vs the Regional DirectorArun Kumar Sugandh v. the Regional Director

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Arun Kumar Sugandh v. the Regional Director

Chhattisgarh HC20 Jan 2026WPS/108/2023

Case brief

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What is this about?

Chhattisgarh High Court, WPS 108/2023, order dated 21/01/2026, Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad (2026:CGHC:3718). Two petitioners (Arun Kumar Sugandh; Narendra Kumar Verma) against IGNOU Regional Director (Raipur), IGNOU Vice-Chancellor and Union of India (Ministry of Human Resource Development). Grievance: services ended by order dated 16.12.2022 because candidatures were not accepted by successor manpower agency Rahul Facilities Management; relief sought: mandamus to set aside order, reinstatement with back wages and consequential benefits. Disposal: writ petition disposed of on counsel's own prayer with liberty to raise industrial dispute before the appropriate authority (counsel had indicated the Labour Commissioner); no merits decided. Keywords: service-matter writ disposal; manpower-outsourcing termination; liberty to raise industrial dispute; back wages prayer; IGNOU Raipur.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to raise an industrial dispute before the appropriate authority; the prayers for reinstatement with back wages and consequential benefits were neither granted nor adjudicated by this Court. ¶30

Why is it important?

On counsel's own prayer, made after argument and looking to the nature of the work assigned to the petitioners, the Court allowed the request to dispose of the writ petition and granted the petitioners liberty to raise an industrial dispute before the appropriate authority. ¶29

What the court decided

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Outcome

Liberty to raise an industrial dispute before the appropriate authority; the prayers for reinstatement with back wages and consequential benefits were neither granted nor adjudicated by this Court.

Ratio / Principle

On counsel's own prayer, made after argument and looking to the nature of the work assigned to the petitioners, the Court allowed the request to dispose of the writ petition and granted the petitioners liberty to raise an industrial dispute before the appropriate authority.

Key takeaways

The Writ Petition is disposed of reserving the aforesaid liberty; the legality of the termination order was not adjudicated on the merits.ratio¶30

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

WPS No. 108 of 2023, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (single Judge: Amitendra Kishore Prasad; Order on Board dated 21/01/2026; NAFR; 2026:CGHC:3718). Petitioners Arun Kumar Sugandh and Narendra Kumar Verma challenged the orders dated 16.12.2022 (Annexure P/1) of respondent No. 1 (Regional Director, IGNOU), vide which their services were stated to be no longer required because their candidatures were not accepted by Rahul Facilities Management, the new manpower agency; they sought a writ of mandamus to set aside that order and reinstatement with all consequential benefits including back wages. After argument, counsel for the petitioners himself submitted that, looking to the nature of the work assigned, the writ petition may be disposed of allowing the petitioners to raise an industrial dispute before the Labour Commissioner. The Court allowed that prayer, granted the petitioners liberty to raise an industrial dispute before the appropriate authority, and disposed of the writ petition reserving that liberty. The legality of the termination was not adjudicated; no statute or precedent case was cited.

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2026:CGHC:3718

NAFR

Digitally AVINASH signed by SHARMA AVINASH SHARMA

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPS No. 108 of 2023

1 - Arun Kumar Sugandh S/o Shri Biselal Sugandh, Aged About 46 Years R/o Village Gukhera, Post Farfoud, Tahsil Arang, District Raipur Chhattisgarh, Pin -493441.

2 - Narendra Kumar Verma, S/o Shri Ram Narayan Verma, Aged About 45 Years R/o Sumit Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Near Anmol Kirana Store, Raipur Chhattisgarh, Pin-492001.

...Petitioners.

Versus

1 - The Regional Director, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Ignou Complex, Kachna, Po Saddu, Raipur Chhattisgarh, Pin-492014.

2 - Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Ignou Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068.

3 - Union Of India, Through The Secretary, Ministry Of Human Resource Development, Govt. Of India, C Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Rajendra Prasad Road, Delhi 110115.

... Respondents.

For Petitioners : Shri Harshal Chouhan, Advocate. For Respondent Nos.1 & 2 : Ms. Juhi Anguria, Advocate. For Respondent No.3 : Shri Bhupendra Pandey, CGC.

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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad

Order on Board

21/01/2026

By way of this Writ Petition, petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs:-

10.1. That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for the entire records pertaining to the case of the petitioners, in the interest of justice.

10.2. That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ in the nature of mandamus setting aside the orders dated 16.12.2022 (Annexure P/1) passed by respondent No. 1.

10.3. That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to immediately reinstate the petitioners with all consequential benefits including back wages, in the interest of justice.

10.4. That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief as it may deem fit and appropriate in the facts and circumstances of the case.

Counsel for the petitioner submits that vide impugned order dated 16.12.2022, services of the petitioners were no more required as their candidatures were not accepted by Rahul Facilities Management, the new manpower agency. After arguing for some time, counsel for the petitioners submits that looking to the nature of work assigned to the petitioners, this Writ Petition may be

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disposed of allowing the petitioners to raise industrial dispute

before the Labour Commissioner.

The said prayer is allowed and the petitioners are granted liberty to raise industrial dispute before the appropriate authority.

The Writ Petition is disposed of reserving liberty as aforesaid.

Sd/-

(Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge

Avinash

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Orders dated 16.12.2022 (Annexure P/1) passed by respondent No. 1 (Regional Director, IGNOU), pursuant to which the services of the petitioners were stated to be no longer required as their candidatures were not accepted by Rahul Facilities Management, the new manpower agency.¶22
Respondent No. 1 - Regional Director, Indira Gandhi National Open University · 16.12.2022
Prior proceeding
Writ petition filed praying for (i) call for the entire records, (ii) mandamus setting aside the orders dated 16.12.2022 (Annexure P/1) of respondent No. 1, and (iii) reinstatement of the petitioners with all consequential benefits including back wages.¶20

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Arun Kumar Sugandh¶7
Harshal Chouhan
petitioner
Narendra Kumar Verma¶8
Harshal Chouhan
respondent
The Regional Director, Indira Gandhi National Open University¶11
Juhi Anguria
respondent
Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University¶12
Juhi Anguria
respondent
Union of India (through the Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development)¶13
Bhupendra Pandey

Coram

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Amitendra Kishore Prasadauthor¶17

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Chhattisgarh HC
Decided on: 20 Jan 2026 · January
Registered: 5 Jan 2023
Case no.: WPS/108/2023
CNR: CGHC010428352022
Bench: Amitendra Kishore Prasad
Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Case type: WPS

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Cite this judgement

Arun Kumar Sugandh v. the Regional Director, WPS/108/2023 (CG), decided on 20 January 2026.

The High Court of Chhattisgarh publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Procedural history2

Orders dated 16.12.2022 (Annexure P/1) passed by respondent No. 1 (Regional Director, IGNOU), pursuant to which the services of the petitioners were stated to be no longer required as their candidatures were not accepted by Rahul Facilities Management, the new manpower agency.Respondent No. 1 - Regional Director, Indira Gandhi National Open University · 16.12.2022
Writ petition filed praying for (i) call for the entire records, (ii) mandamus setting aside the orders dated 16.12.2022 (Annexure P/1) of respondent No. 1, and (iii) reinstatement of the petitioners with all consequential benefits including back wages.

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Bench / Coram

Amitendra Kishore Prasad

Parties & counsel