WP(C) 4657/2004 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY The petitioner who served on daily wages or against leave vacancies from time to time under the Resident Engineer, 132 KV Grid Sub-Station, Gohpur (respondent N o.8) has filed the instant case seeking direction for his reinstatement to the p ost of Sahayak and regular payment of salary as a regularly appointed Sahayak. H e also prays for release of unpaid daily wages amounting to Rs.44,501/- and fixe d pay of Rs.900/- per month w.e.f 1.3.2003 to 31.5.2004 amounting to Rs.13,500/- . 2. In the petition, details are given on the days and the period when the p etitioner was engaged for duties as a ’Badli’ or Casual Worker and it is contend ed by Mr. D.C.K. Hazarika, learned Counsel that the petitioner is entitled to be appointed as a Sahayak, on the basis of the long service rendered by him. 3. It is contended on behalf of the respondents by Mr. N. Goswami, learned Standing Counsel that the petitioner was engaged as daily wage labourer or on le ave vacancy for different works including operation of the water pump but he was never engaged as a Sahayak. The respondents dispute the claim made by the petit ioner that he had rendered continuous and uninterrupted service, by referring to the averments made in the counter affidavit. 4. For the unpaid wages claimed by the petitioner, it is pointed out by Mr. Goswami that the concerned official file of Daily Wages Bill was stolen from t he office of the respondent No.8 and accordingly an F.I.R. was lodged and Gohpur P.S. Case No. 150/2004 was registered under Section 380 of the I.P.C. However o n the basis of the available data, the respondents admit that a sum of Rs.25,118 /- as arrear wages is due to the petitioner. 5. As regards the claim for appointment to the post of Sahayak, Mr. N. Gos wami submits that such post under the Board are required to be filled up by sele ction of qualified candidates with diploma from ITI and only 25% of the vacancie s are earmarked to be filled up by promotion of the Casual workers working under the respondent Board. Accordingly it is submitted that the petitioner has no en forceable right to claim appointment to the post of Sahayak and if he applies i n a process of regular recruitment against 25% of the vacancies of Sahayak, his case would be considered along with other aspirants, as and when a process of r ecruitment is undertaken by the respondent Board. 6. In view of the above, I see no enforceable right of the petitioner to cl aim appointment to the post of Sahayak as the said post are to be filled up thro ugh a regular process of selection. For the admitted arrear wages, the responden ts are directed to disburse the dues of Rs.25,118/-, if not already paid, within 2 months from today. If on reconstruction of the missing records, further arrea r amount is found payable, the same be also be paid to the petitioner. 7. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction.