" 1 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P. No. 1240 of 2004 Pstitioners 1. 2. 3. 4. R. K. Dwjvedl, S/o R. S. Dwlvedi. aged about 37 years, occupatwn- ssrvlce, resldent of WesS Chirmiri, DJstrict-Korea(CG). Santosh Kumar SJngh/S/o Late Shri Ramjeevan Singh, aged abou! 32 years, occupation - service, heaith Department, P.H.C. MansuR, CHC Bekunthpur, District-Korea. Bansi Lai Yaciav, S/o Shri Ja» Nath yadav, aged about 36 years, occupation-ServJce, CHC Khardgawan, PHC Salko, TehsH Manendragarh. Districf- Korea (CG). Rajeshwar Prasad Mishra, S/o Ram Yash Mishra, age^ 32 years, PHC Kota, CHC Janakpur, Tehsii Janakpur, Bharatpur, Distrjct Korea (C.G.) Versus Responcfents 1. The Union of (ndta. Through the S©creiary Department of Heallh Services, Dlrectorate of heatth Services, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhj. State of Chhattisgarh, Through the Secretary Health Ser/ices, Manrralay. O.K.S. Buiiding, Raipur (CG). The Joint Director, Leprosy, Directorate, Heaith Ser^ices, Raipur. Director, Health Servtces, Raipur (CG) Chief Medical and Health Offieer, Korea District Korea, Baikunttipur (CG). The Dislartet Coitector, Korea (CG), Baikunthpur (CG). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. SB: Hon'bSe Mr. Justics SaSish K. AgnlhoSri, J Shr? Awadh Tripaihi, Advocate for th©petiaoners. Shn S. K. Berwa{, Standjng CounseS for the respohdent No.1. Smt. Anju Ahujs, Depufy Govt. Advocate for the respondents No. 2 So 6. ORDER ( Passed on this 21st day of March, 2007) The folSowsng order of the Court ss passsd by Satish K. Agnlhotri, J. 1. By thts petition uncSer Artjcle 226/227 of the Conststufion of indja the petltioners seek to chaSlenge the {egality. vafjdity anc! propnety of the order dated 31.3.2004 (^nnexure P/11), whereby their services have been terminated, in view of the order datsd 9.2.2004 issued by the Government of !ndia, Directorate of Heafth Servicss, New DeShI, wherein it is menttonsd that the smpSoyees, vvho wers appointed as A.N.M. Leprosy Workers In districtKorea. their services be termtnated from the month of March. 2004. 2. The petitloners wsre appointed of various poste vide orders dated 30.9.1994 Oi\nnexure P/1) underthe terms and conditiGRs Said down in the said order. The first condition was that the petiSioners were appojnted on contract basSs for a period of three years, the second conditlon wss to fr«e effsct that after gjving one month's nottcs tfie empioyer or emp?oyee can termSnate the contract ancS third condition was thaf the petltloners wiil not be entstled for any c!asm for continuation of their services ancl thelr servSces wi!! automaticaSIy be terminaSed on the expiry ofthe agreement or completion ofthe project. Thereaftsr the petStioners contjnued to work OR the same post tj!! the impugned orderdated 30.9.1994 (Annexure P/1) wss passed. 3. Learned counset appearing for ths petitioners, as wetS as for the respondents submjt that the facts and question of Saw involved "sn the present petjtion is similar to that Jn the Writ Pefc'tion No. 1794/2003 (Santosh Kumar Sahu Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & others) which was disposed of vlde order dated 26.6.2003, 'A'herein it has been directed that "if She petitioner makes a representation within a period of one ^—- \ Thakur month from today, concerned authority' shall (ook jnto the mattsr and if the services of the petjtioner can be absorbed then they can consjcier his case for absorptton/appointment." 4. Sn view of the above. this petjtion stands disposed of with ftie djrectjon that if the petjtioners make a representetion to the concemsd authority wiShln a perSod of one month from today, s't shall consider and decide ttie same on its own merits. in accordance wSfts law, wjftin a reasonabte period. If it is permittsd to absorb the petitloners, then they shouJd considerthsir cases for absorption/re-appointment in sep^'jces. Consequently, M(W)P No. 907/2007 stands disposed of. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge ^^