1 IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.3176 OF 2007 NO.3176 OF 2007 NO.3176 OF 2007 Vikas Vikas Vikas Pandit Pandit Pandit Sawant & others .. Petitioners Sawant & others .. Petitioners Sawant & others .. Petitioners vs vs vs Union Union Union of India of India of India ...... Respondents Respondents Respondents Mr.B.A.Aloor Mr.B.A.Aloor Mr.B.A.Aloor for Petitioners for Petitioners for Petitioners CORAM CORAM CORAM : S.B.MHASE AND : S.B.MHASE AND : S.B.MHASE AND D.G.KARNIK, D.G.KARNIK, D.G.KARNIK, JJ JJ JJ DATED DATED DATED : : : 16th July, 2007 16th July, 2007 16th July, 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1.1.1. The petitioners have challenged the orders The petitioners have challenged the orders The petitioners have challenged the orders which which which have been passed between the years 1988 and have been passed between the years 1988 and have been passed between the years 1988 and 1995 1995 1995 without without without explaining the delay. The petitioners explaining the delay. The petitioners explaining the delay. The petitioners are are are casual workers. However, they are not workers casual workers. However, they are not workers casual workers. However, they are not workers covered covered covered under the Model Standing Orders and under the Model Standing Orders and under the Model Standing Orders and therefore, therefore, therefore, even though they have worked for more even though they have worked for more even though they have worked for more than than than 240 days, they cannot claim a permanency. 240 days, they cannot claim a permanency. 240 days, they cannot claim a permanency. Their Their Their services cannot be regularised unless the services cannot be regularised unless the services cannot be regularised unless the government government government introduces a scheme for regularisation. introduces a scheme for regularisation. introduces a scheme for regularisation. 2.2.2. Petition is mis-conceived and ill-founded. We Petition is mis-conceived and ill-founded. We Petition is mis-conceived and ill-founded. We reject reject reject the petition. the petition. the petition. (D.G.Karnik, (D.G.Karnik, (D.G.Karnik, J) J) J) (S.B.Mhase, (S.B.Mhase, (S.B.Mhase, J)J)J)