Civil Writ Petition No.12026 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.12026 of 2011 Date of decision:-13.07.2011 Prem Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. Shalender Mohan, Advocate for the petitioners. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) Grievance of the petitioners is that they are daily wagers working in the Forest Department as Beldar. Vide CWP No.12980 of 1995 stay has been granted to the petitioners. CWP 5913 of 2005 is pending and CWP No.15735 of 1995 has been disposed of as per orders in CWP No.15747 of 1995 whereby petitioners have been granted regular pay scale and staying termination. This writ petition is being disposed of with the observation that the respondents will consider petitioners' case for regularization irrespective of the fact that they are appointed as seasonal workers. Counsel for the petitioners given up claim of equal wages for equal work in view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in State of U.P. Versus Ramashyraya Yadav and another JT 1996 (2) SC 418 to the effect that the daily wagers cannot claim equality with regard to wages with the regular employees. All the petitioners are working in the Forest Department for more than 10 years. Seniority is being prepared by the Forest Department of all the employees, who have completed 10 years of service as on 31.12.2006. Civil Writ Petition No.12026 of 2011 -2- Objections were sought till very 4th of June 2011. Petitioners' name have not been considered in the seniority list. This writ petition is disposed of by giving direction to respondent No.3 to decide the representation of the petitioners by passing a speaking order within six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. July 13, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE