Krishan Kumar v. State Of Haryana Through Its Financial Commissioner Cum Principal Secretary And Another
CWP-34715-2024 - 1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-34715-2024 Date of decision: 19.12.2024 Krishan Kumar ....Petitioner
Versus
State of Haryana and another
...Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present :
Mr. Vikas Sonak, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) 1.
The present petition has been filed for directing the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioner as Driver in the Agriculture Department, as per the policy dated 01.10.2003, as he has been working continuously for the last 2-3 decades on the said post on contractual basis. However, he had not been regularized as per the said policy. In this regard, a legal notice dated 11.11.2024, Annexure P-7, has been served upon the respondents, but the same has yet not evoked response. This Court in State of Haryana and Others vs. Balwinder Singh and Others in LPA-688-2021 and other connected cases, decided on 02.12.2022 and Ashish Sharma and Others vs. State of Haryana and Others in CWP-2158-2020 and other connected cases, decided on 13.03.2024, where similar issue as involved, was adjudicated.
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Notice of motion.
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At the asking of the Court, Ms. Tanisha Peshawaria, DAG, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of respondent-State and has no objection to the limited HAMANT 2024.12.19 16:39 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document prayer made.
CWP-34715-2024 - 24.
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 decide the legal notice dated 11.11.2024, in accordance with law, within 4 months. Upon doing so, after notice and hearing offered to him and if found entitled, grant the benefit forthwith. Needless to say, if the orders are adverse to his interest, the same shall contain reasons and the petitioner shall be free to seek legal redress thereupon.
(AMAN CHAUDHARY) JUDGE 19.12.2024 Hemant Whether speaking/reasoned :
Yes / No Whether reportable :
Yes / No HAMANT 2024.12.19 16:39 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document