IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8648 of 2006 THE UNION OF INDIA & ORS Versus MITAN PRASAD & ORS ----------- 15.5.2008 It is not in dispute that the respondent nos.1 and 2 were casual workers in Central Water Commission prior to 1.9.1993. It appears that the scheme entitled Casual Labourers (Grant of Temporary Status and Regularisation) Scheme of Government of India, 1993 came into effect on 1.9.1993. The said scheme was made applicable to Casual Labourers in employment of the Ministries/Departments of Government of India and their attached and subordinate Officer excepting the departments mentioned therein. The Counsel for the appellants submits that although the scheme was made applicable to casual labourers, it was applicable to those casual labourers in employment of the permanent department of the government and not on work charged establishment. Clause 3 of the scheme reads thus : “This scheme is applicable to casual labourers in employment of the Ministries/Departments of Government of India and their attached and subordinate officer, on the date of issue of these orders. But it shall not be applicable to casual workers in Railways. Department of Telecommunication and Department of posts, who already have their own schemes.” 2 On perusal thereof, we find that the said scheme does not seem to be confined to casual labourers in employment of the permanent department of the government and not to the work charged establishment. The consideration of the matter by the Tribunal cannot be said to suffer from any infirmity. The writ petition is dismissed in limine. R. M. Lodha, CJ C. K. Prasad, J Narendra/