No.15231 of 2008. 30.3.2010. Present: Mr.R.R.Rahi, Advocate, for the Petitioner. Mr.R.K.Sharma, Sr.Addl. Advocate General with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Addl. Advocate General for the respondents No.1 and 2. Mr.V.B.Verma, Advocate for respondent No.3. None for respondents No.4, 5 and 6. The petitioner was engaged as Beldar on daily wage basis in Municipal Council, Sunder Nagar w.e.f. 4th July, 1984. He had completed eight years with 240 days in each year w.e.f. 1994 to 2002. However, he has been regularized vide letter dated 18.8.2007. The case of the petitioner in a nutshell is that he should have been regularized immediately after the completion of eight years. The respondents have argued that since the petitioner was not in possession of the minimum educational qualification prescribed under the Recruitment and Promotion Rules, his case could not be considered immediately after the completion of eight years. The minimum qualification prescribed under the Recruitment and Promotion Rules for the post of Beldar is 5th standard. The fact of the matter is that the petitioner has passed middle standard examination as per Annexure:A-1. This should have been taken into consideration by the respondents while considering the case of the petitioner for regularization. Since the petitioner has already been issued Annexure:A1, which he has also produced before the respondents, the plea taken by the respondents that the case of the petitioner was considered in relaxation of educational qualification is not tenable. The case of the petitioner was required to be considered immediately after completion of eight years w.e.f. 1994. He had worked continuously from 1994 till 2002 and completed 240 days in each year. The petitioner has, however, been regularized vide order dated 18.8.2007. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed. The respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization immediately after the completion of eight years w.e.f. 1994 as per Annexure:A- 4. The needful be done within a period of four weeks from today. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. March 30,2010(R)