THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA W.P.No.17504 of 2002 ORDER: Challenge in this writ petition is to the show cause notice dated 20.08.2002, vide which the petitioner was asked to submit his explanation as to why his regularisation orders be not cancelled. It has been averred that the petitioner was appointed on daily wage basis in November 1990 and was asked to work as daily wage driver to run the office jeep and continued as such up to 1993 and from 19.05.1993 onwards he was asked to work on a consolidated pay. It has further been averred that the petitioner worked as driver uninterruptedly without any break in service. As the petitioner has worked continuously with the respondents, his services were regularised vide order dated 28.11.1995. After regularising the services of the petitioner, the first respondent issued impugned notice dated 20.08.2002 to the petitioner as to why the orders of his regularisation be not cancelled as he had not put in minimum of five years of continuous service up to 25.11.1993 as specified in G.O.Ms.No.212 Finance and Planning Department dated 22.04.1994. It was further stated that governing body of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) has no power to approve or regulate the services of daily wage/consolidated employees working in the DRDA and that no financial concurrence had been obtained from the finance department. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had initially worked as daily wage driver from November 1990 to 19.05.1993 and thereafter on a consolidated pay. Learned counsel further submits that by now the petitioner has worked for almost twenty years and therefore, the orders regularising the services of the petitioner need not be cancelled at this juncture. On behalf of the respondents, neither the counsel has appeared nor any counter has been filed. This Court while admitting the writ petition on 13.09.2002 granted interim suspension of the show cause notice. In view of the same, the petitioner is continuing in service for more than twenty years, as such, I see no reason to cancel the regularisation orders passed by the respondents. Apart from the same, notice dated 20.08.2002 seeking to cancel the regularisation of the petitioner, which was issued after seven years after regularisation of the petitioner itself is highly belated. In view of the above, the writ petition is allowed and notice dated 20.08.2002 is quashed. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA,J Dt. 12.09.2011 lvl THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA W.P.No.17504 of 2002 Dt. 12.09.2011