Mejar Singh And ORS. v. State Of Punjab And ANR.
CWP-12201-2024 (O&M) - 1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 126+140+141+142 Date of decision: 23.05.2024 (1) CWP-12201-2024 (O&M) Mejar Singh and Ors. vs. State of Punjab and Anr. (2) CWP-12323-2024 (O&M) Chaman Lal and Ors. vs. State of Punjab and Anr. (3) CWP-12139-2024 (O&M) Balraj Kumar and Ors. vs. State of Punjab and Anr. (4) CWP-12181-2024 (O&M) Ravi Kant and Ors. vs. State of Punjab and Anr. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY *****
Present:
Mr. Viranjeet Singh Mahal and Ms. Suverna Mutneja, Advocates for the petitioners Mr. Gagneshwar Walia, Addl. A.G., Punjab ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY J. (Oral) 1.
These cases involve similar issues and therefore, are being disposed of together by this common judgment.
2.
The present petitions have been filed for directing the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioners who are working as daily wage/work charge employee with respondents on daily wage in pursuance to the policy dated 16.05.2023.
3. Learned counsel would contend that the petitioners have been working on Daily Wage/work charge basis on different posts in the respondent-
CWP-12201-2024 (O&M) - 2Department for more than 10 years and have to be regularised in terms of the policy dated 16.05.2023, Annexure P-5 as also their case is otherwise covered by the judgment passed by this Court in Amrish Sharma and Others vs. State of Punjab and Others in CWP-19238-2013, decided on 26.02.2024 by relying on the judgment passed by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in State of Punjab vs. Jagjit Singh, (2017) 1 SCC 148, as regards grant of minimum pay scale + dearness allowance + grade pay is also concerned. In this regard, a representation dated 03.05.2024, Annexure P-7, has been submitted by them, which has yet not evoked any response. He thus, at this stage, on instructions, submits that the petitioners are sanguine of it being considered in a positive manner, in case, a direction is given to the respondents to decide the same in a time bound manner by granting them an opportunity of hearing.
4. Notice of motion.
5.
accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State and has no objection to the limited prayer made.
6.
In view of the above and without commenting on the merits of the case, this petition is hereby disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representation dated 03.05.2024 in light of the aforereferred judgments, within a period of 6 months, which this Court has no reason to believe the authorities would not address in a just, fair and reasonable manner. Upon doing so, after notice and hearing offered to them and if found entitled, grant the benefit forthwith. Needless to say, if the orders are adverse to their
CWP-12201-2024 (O&M) - 3interest, the same shall contain reasons and the petitioners shall be free to seek legal redress thereupon.
7.
A photocopy of this order be placed on the files of connected cases. (AMAN CHAUDHARY) JUDGE 23.05.2024 M.Kamra Whether speaking/reasoned :
Yes / No Whether reportable :
Yes / No