CWP No.23259 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.23259 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 05.01.2011 **** Badan Singh & Ors. . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. Raj Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioners **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioners are working as daily-wager Chowkidars in the respondent-Corporation. They seek a mandamus to direct the respondents to regularize their services with effect from the date when juniors to the petitioners were allegedly brought on the regular establishment. It is averred that earlier 46 Daily Wage employees including the petitioners had approached this Court in CWP No.7896 of 2005 and pursuant to the directions issued therein, the respondents though have regularized the services of 39 employees but 7 daily-wagers including the petitioners have been left out without assigning any reason whatsoever. It is also alleged that the CWP No.23259 of 2010.doc - 2 – respondents have regularized the services of daily wagers on pick and choose basis and junior employees who figure at Sr.No.234 and 249 in the Joint Seniority List have been made regular ignoring the petitioner’s claim. It is also averred that the petitioners have been representing the authorities time and again followed by a legal notice dated 1st November, 2010 (Annexure P8) but no action has been taken thereupon so far. (2). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the merits of their claim at this stage, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Managing Director of the respondent-Corporation to consider the claim of the petitioners for regularization of their services in the light of the facts mentioned in the above-stated legal notice (Annexure P8) and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (3). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 05.01.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge