Authority: Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Judge, Uttarakhand High Court
Order Date: Not specified
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Tejpal Singh Panwar and others, engaged as daily wagers in the Public Works Department (PWD) from 2000‑2002, later appointed as work‑charged employees in 2008.
- Respondents: State of Uttarakhand and associated departments.
- Petitioners alleged that junior employees were regularized as Group‑D on 06‑06‑2014, whereas they were only regularized on 25‑05‑2018, seeking back‑dated regularization to 05‑06‑2014 and consequential benefits (arrears of salary, seniority, notional pay fixation).
- The petition sought a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to grant regularization effective 05‑06‑2014 and award all related benefits.
- Learned State Counsel argued that such relief cannot be granted without the petitioners first making a representation to the competent authority.
- Petitioners’ counsel submitted that a joint representation had already been made to the competent authority.
Final Outcome
- The Court disposed of the writ petition, granting liberty to the petitioners to file separate representations to respondent No. 5 (the State).
- The Court directed that, upon receipt of such representation, the competent authority must decide the matter within four months, as mandated by law.
Topics: Labor Regularization, Court Order