IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEEN DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23526 of 1996 Between: K. Papaiah … Petitioner AND Government of A.P., rep., by its Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : None Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Social Welfare This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23526 of 1996 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not regularizing the services of the petitioner, as illegal and discriminatory. The petitioner sought for a direction to the respondents to regularize his services as Attender with effect from the day his juniors were absorbed on regular basis. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioner. Heard the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare and perused the record. The petitioner claims that he has been working as a Cook on daily wage basis in A.P. Social Welfare Residential College, Bhongir, Nalgonda District since the year 1981. His grievance is that his services are not being regularized though persons who are similarly placed to him have been absorbed. The petitioner’s entitlement for the relief of regularization is no longer res integra in view of the authoritative pronouncement of the Supreme Court in State of Karnataka vs. Umadevi[1] reiterated in its recent judgment in Official Liquidator vs. Dayanand and others[2], wherein the Supreme Court categorically held that the persons, who entered the service as temporary employees or daily wage workers through backdoor methods, are not entitled for regularization, contrary to the procedure prescribed by the Government or any other employer. In view of this dicta laid down by the Supreme Court, the petitioner is not entitled to the relief of regularization. The writ petition is therefore dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 18.12.2008 ES [1] (2006) 4 SCC 1 [2] (2008) 10 SCC 1