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Jagelal Patel v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC18 Feb 2026WPS/3441/2019

Case brief

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What is this about?

Regularization; Hand Pump Technician; Hand Pump Helper; Public Health Engineering Department, Chhattisgarh; Recruitment Rules 2016; rejection for want of requisite educational qualification; 16 vacant posts; Kabirdham/Kawardha; order dated 19/11/2018 in WPS/5200/2016; impugned orders dated 07/02/2019; writ petitions dismissed without costs; High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.; decided 19.02.2026.

What did the court decide?

The competent authority rightly found that the petitioners do not possess the requisite educational qualification for the post of Hand Pump Technician as per the Rules of 2016, and on that basis proceeded to reject their regularization applications. ¶86

Jagelal Patel Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned orders dated 07/02/2019 rejecting the petitioners' applications for regularization on the post of Hand Pump Technician, on the ground that they lack the requisite qualification under the Recruitment Rules, 2016, are legal, valid and correct. +1 more

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Court's answer

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Ratio / Principle

The rejection of the petitioners' applications by the competent authority is absolutely in accordance with law.

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Key takeaways

Since it was nowhere brought on record that the post of Hand Pump Helper was lying vacant, the petitioners' case could not be considered for that post; consequently, the Court found no merit in the writ petitions.ratio¶88

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Batch of six writ petitions (Writ Petition (S) Nos. 3441, 3513, 3444, 3491, 3503 and 3497 of 2019, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur) challenging similar but separate orders dated 07/02/2019 by which the competent authority rejected the petitioners' applications for regularization — made pursuant to this Court's order dated 19/11/2018 in WPS/5200/2016 — on the post of Hand Pump Technician, on the ground that they lack the requisite educational qualification under the Recruitment Rules, 2016. Petitioners contended they could at least have been regularized on the post of Hand Pump Helper; the State submitted their cases were considered against 16 vacant Hand Pump Technician posts and rightly rejected for want of qualification. Held (Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.): the rejection is absolutely in accordance with law; and as it was nowhere brought on record that the post of Hand Pump Helper was lying vacant, the petitioners' case could not be considered for that post. Writ petitions dismissed, parties left to bear their own costs.

2026:CGHC:8956

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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Writ Petition (S) No. 3441 of 2019

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HARNEET KAUR

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Digitally signed by HARNEET KAUR Date: 2026.02.20 10:50:55 +0530

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Jagelal Patel S/o Late Sadhuram Patel Aged About 52 Years R/o Village And Post Bodla, Near Durga Temple, Tahsil Police Station Bodla, District Kabirdham Kawardha Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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--- Petitioner

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Versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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2 - Engineer In Chief Directorate Public Health Engineering Department, New Mantralaya, Capital Complex, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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4 - Superintending Engineer (Administration) Office Of Engineer In Chief, Public Health Engineering Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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5 - Executive Engineer Public Health Deparment, Kabirdham, Near Mahamaya Mandir, In Front Of Bisen Hospital, Kawardha, Tahsil And District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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6 - Assistant Engineer Public Health Department, Sub Division Bodla, Tahsil Bodla, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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--- Respondents

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WPS No. 3513 of 2019

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Kaliram Patel S/o Premlal Patel Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Boriya, Post Baijalpur, Tahsil Police Station Bodla, District Kabirdham (Kawardha) Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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--- Petitioner

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Versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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2 - Engineer In Chief Directorate Public Health Engineering Department New Mantralaya, Capital Complex, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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4 - Superintending Engineer (Administration), Office Of Engineer In Chief Public Health Engineering Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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5 - Executive Engineer Public Health Department, Kabirdham, Near Mahamaya Mandir, In Front Of Bisen Hospital Kawardha, Tahsil And District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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6 - Assistant Engineer Public Health Department, Sub Division Bodla, Tahsil Bodla, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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WPS No. 3444 of 2019

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Rajkumar Singh S/o Shri Mohan Singh Aged About 43 Years R/o Village Mathapara, Ward No. 11, Tahsil And P.S. Kawardha, District- Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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--- Petitioner

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Versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer In Chief Directorate Public Helath Engineering Department, New Mantralaya, Capital Complex, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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4 - Superintending Engineer (Administration) Office Of Engineer-In-Chief, Public Health Engineering Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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5 - Executive Engineer Public Health Department, Kabirdham, Near Mahamaya Mandir, In Front Of Bisen Hopital Kawardha, Tahsil And Disrtict- Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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6 - Assistant Engineer Public Health Department, Sub-Division Kawardha, Tahsil And Disrtict- Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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--- Respondents

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WPS No. 3491 of 2019

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Santosh Patel Sukhira Patel, Aged About 46 Years R/o Village And Post Bodla, Near Durga Temple, Tahsil And P. S. Bodla, District Kabirdham, (Kawardha), Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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--- Petitioner

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Versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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2 - Engineer In Chief, Directorate Public Health Engineering Department, New Mantralaya, Capital Complex, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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4 - Superintending Engineer(Administration), Office Of Engineer-In-Chief, Public Health Engineering Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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5 - Executive Engineer, Public Health Department, Kabirdham, Near Mahamaya Mandir, In Front Of Bisen Hospital, Kawardha, Tahsil And District Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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6 - Assistant Engineer, Public Health Department, Sub- Division Bodla, Tahsil Bodla, District Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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--- Respondents

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WPS No. 3503 of 2019

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1 - Chatur Singh Rajput S/o Late Brijlal Rajput Aged About 54 Years R/o Village Kosmanda, Post Jhirauni, P.S. Pipariya, District- Kabirdham (Kawardha), Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

--- Petitioner

Versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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2 - Engineer In Chief Directorate Public Health Engineering Capital Complex, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Chief Engineet Public Health Engineering Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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5 - Executive Engineer Public Health Department, Kabirdham, Near Mahamaya Mandir, In Front Of Bisen Hospital, Kawardha, Tahsil And District- Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh 6 - Assistant Engineer Public Health Department, Kabirdham, Near Mahamaya Mandir, In Fron Of Bisen Hospital, Kawardha, Tahsil And District- Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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--- Respondents

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WPS No. 3497 of 2019

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Tilak Das Kathle Sarju Das Kathle Aged About 43 Years R/o Village Kothar, Post And P.S. Pipariya, Tahsil And DistrictKabirdham, Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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--- Petitioner

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Versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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2 - Engineer In Chief Directorate Public Health Engineering Department, New Mantralaya, Capital Complex, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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3 - Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

6 - Assistant Engineer Public Health Department, Sub-Division Kawardha, Tahsil And District- Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh., District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh

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--- Respondents

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For Petitioners	:- Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate
For Respondent/State	:- Mr. Rahul Tamaskar, G.A.

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SB - Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order on Board

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19.02.2026

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1. Petitioners have filed these writ petitions calling in question the legality, validity and correctness of impugned orders dated 07/02/2019 (Annexure P-1 in each of the writ petitions which are similar but separate orders passed on the same date) by which the competent authority has rejected the applications of the petitioners for regularization pursuant to the order dated 19/11/2018 passed by this Court in WPS/5200/2016.

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2. Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, learned counsel for the petitioners, would submit that the applications of the petiitoners have been rejected on the ground that petitioners do not have the requisite qualification as required under the Recruitment Rules, 2016 and

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therefore, they cannot be regularized on the post of Hand Pump Technician, however, they could have been regularized on the post of Hand Pump Helper, therefore, the impugned orders are liable to be set aside.

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3. Mr. Rahul Tamaskar, learned State counsel, would submit that since 16 posts of Hand Pump Technician were lying vacant, therefore, the case of the petitioners was considered, however, it was found that they do not possess the requisite educational qualification for the said post as per the Recruitment Rules, 2016 and as such, their applications have rightly been rejected.

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4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties, considered their rival submissions made herein-above and perused the record.

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5. A careful perusal of the record would show that the case of the petitioners was considered against the 16 vacant posts of Hand Pump Technician and by the impugned orders, the competent authority has clearly recorded a fidning that the petitioners do not have the requisite educational qualification for the post of Hand Pump Technician as per the Rules of 2016 and thereafter, proceeded to rejected the applications of the petitioners, which is absolutely in accordace with law. So far as the

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contention made by learned counsel for the petitioner is concerned that the case of the petitioners could have been considered for the post of Hand Pump Helper, it has nowhere been brought on record that the post of Hand Pump Helper is lying vacant for which petitioners’ case can be considered. In that view of the matter, I do not find any merit in these writ petitions.

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6. Accordingly, these writ petitions are dismissed leaving the parties to bear their own cost(s).

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Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge

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