IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 986 of 2008. Decided on: 12.07.2010. Jagdish Chand and others. …Petitioners. -Versus- State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioners. : Mr. Davinder Chauhan, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): Petitioners were engaged as Warden, Cook, Chowkidar, Aya, Helper, Dhobi and Sweeper in Bal-Balika Ashran Jangla run by Voluntary Organization, namely, ‘Association for Social Health India, Himachal Pradesh’. The State Government took a conscious decision to order the transfer of the Bal-Balika Ashram run by the Voluntary Organization to the Government of Himachal Pradesh (Welfare Department) with immediate effect alongwith its assets and liabilities as well as its employees in their present status vide notification dated 11th March, 1998. The service conditions of the employees whose services were taken over vide notification dated 11th March, 1998 were to be regulated as per rules/instructions issued by the Government from time to time. Petitioners are working in the capacities mentioned hereinabove on daily wage basis for the last fifteen years, however, 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?. No. their services have not been regularized till date as per rules/instructions issued by the State Government from time to time. Since the petitioners had been working for the last more than fifteen years, necessary steps were required to be taken for considering their case for regularization in accordance with law. 2. The respondents are not chosen to file any reply to the present petition. 3. Mr. Divender Chauhan, learned counsel for the petitioners has drawn the attention of the Court to various Annexures, whereby the petitioners’ pay has been fixed on consolidated basis. The Court is of the considered view that since the petitioners are working for more than fifteen years, they are required to be considered for regular pay scale. 4. Accordingly, in view of the observations made hereinabove, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for regularization, strictly as per the norms prescribed, with all consequential benefits in the eventuality of their regularization. There shall be a further direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for regular pay scale to mitigate their hardship. The needful shall be done within a period of ten weeks from today. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge July 12, 2010. (bhupender)