CWP No.3943 of 2010 -1- In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision: 23.08.2010 1. CWP No.3943 of 2010 Rajender Singh ... Petitioner Versus Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and others ... Respondents 2. CWP No.4251 of 2010 Rajinder Singh ... Petitioner Versus Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.Jagbir Malik, Advocate,for the petitioners. Mr.Mohnish Sharma amd Mr.Praveen Gupta, Advocates, for Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate,for the respondents. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral): The petitioners were initially engaged on daily wages as helpers. Thereafter, their services were regularised on the post of Work- Mate. The petitioners were further promoted as Assistant Lineman and Lineman. The short grievance of the petitioner is that the period of service rendered by them on daily wages is not being counted or considered towards qualifying service for payment of retiral benefits etc. The petitioners made representations Annexures P-1 and P-2. They also served CWP No.3943 of 2010 -2- legal notices Annexure P-3. It is contended that the respondents are required to include the period of daily wages service towards qualifying service in terms of Rule 3.17-A (1) (i) of the Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume-II. The petitioners have placed reliance upon judgments of the Hon'ble Supreme Court which are attached as Annexures P-4 and P-5 with the writ petitions. During the course of hearing, Mr. Malik has also placed on record copy of the recent instructions issued by the respondents vide memo dated 17.06.2010. In this memo. it has been directed that the benefit of the service rendered on daily wages be given in accordance with the provisions of the rules. Mr.Gupta, learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that these instructions have been issued by the respondents with a view to grant benefit of daily wages service to such employees who were later appointed on regular basis. In view of the above, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the representations/legal notice of the petitioners within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is made available to the competent authority. Needless to say, in the event the claim of the petitioners is to be rejected, the same be shall by passing a speaking and reasoned order. A copy of this order be placed on the record of connected file. 23.08.2010 (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE