Punjab-Haryana High Court
Saroj And Ors vs State Of Haryana And Ors on 21 October, 2024
Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:137253
CWP-28417-2024
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
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CWP-28417-2024
Date of decision: 21.10.2024
Saroj and others
....Petitioners
Versus
State of Haryana and others
...Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY
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Present : Mr. DPS Bajwa and Mr. Shalender Mohan, Advocates
for the petitioners.
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AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (Oral)
1. Learned counsel would contend that the petitioners have been working on daily wage basis for the last 2-3 decades, however have not been regularized despite the instructions dated 01.10.2003, 10.02.2004, 2007 and 2011 and similarly situated employees were granted regularization vide order dated 14.10.2006. He prays for consideration of their claims in light of the judgments passed by this Court in Ram Rattan and others vs. State of Haryana and others, CWP-34585-2019, decided on 19.10.2023, Annexure P-8 and Ashish Sharma and Others vs. State of Haryana and Others, CWP-2158-2020 and other connected cases, decided on 13.03.2024, Annexure P-9, with regard to which legal notice dated 17.06.2024, Annexure P-11, has been served upon the respondents, however the same has yet not evoked any response. He thus, at this stage, on instructions, from the petitioners, prays that a direction be given to the respondents to decide the same in a time bound manner, keeping in view the aforesaid judgments.
2. Notice of motion.
3. At the asking of the Court, Ms. Vibha Tewari, AAG, Haryana 1 of 2 ::: Downloaded on - 26-10-2024 07:03:07 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:137253 CWP-28417-2024 2 accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State and has no objection to the limited prayer made.
4. In view of the above and without commenting upon the merits of the case, this petition is hereby disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the legal notice dated 17.06.2024, Annexure P-11, expeditiously, taking note of the afore-referred judgments, 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 interest, the same shall contain reasons and the petitioners shall be free to seek legal redress thereupon.
(AMAN CHAUDHARY)
JUDGE
21.10.2024
Hemant
Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes / No
Whether reportable : Yes / No
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