IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 7695 of 2010 Date of Decision: 30.4.2010. Pala Ram --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. R.S. Mamli, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) The petitioner was engaged as a daily wager in the respondent department in the year 1984. It is stated that he is working uninterruptedly since then and remained posted at various places. Despite various policies for regularization of such daily wagers, the petitioner has not been regularized. Petitioner is working for a period of more than 25 years. He has approached this Court seeking regularization of his services. The issue of regularization has been set at rest by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in case of Secretary, State of Karnatka and others Vs. Uma Devi (3) and others (2006) 4 SCC 1, wherein in para 53 following directions have been issued:- “ One aspect needs to be clarified. There may be cases where irregular appointments (not illegal appointments) as explained in S.V. Narayanappa, R.N. Nanjundappa and B.N. Nagarajan and referred to in para 15 above, of duly qualified persons in duly sanctioned vacant posts might have been made and the employees have continued to work for ten years or more but without the intervention of orders of the courts or of tribunals. The question of regularisation of the services of such employees CWP. No. 7695 of 2010 -2- may have to be considered on merits in the light of the principles settled by this Court in the cases abovereferred to and in the light of this judgment. In that context, the Union of India, the State Governments and their instrumentalities should take steps to regularise as one-time measure, the services of such irregularly appointed, who have worked for ten years or more in duly sanctioned posts but not under cover of orders the courts or of tribunals and should further ensure that regular recruitments are undertaken to fill those vacant sanctioned posts that require to be filled up, in cases where temporary employees or daily wagers are being now employed. The process must be set in motion within six months from this date. We also clarify that regularisation, if any already made, but not sub judice, need not be reopened based on this judgment, but there should be no further bypassing of the constitutional requirement and regularising or making permanent, those not duly appointed as per the constitutional scheme.” Let the case of the petitioner be considered in the light of the aforesaid directions within a period of six months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 30.4.2010. lucky