IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.8351 of 1987 Date of decision: 26.7.2010 Raman Kumar -----Petitioner Vs. Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Amritsar and another ----Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL Present:- None for the petitioner. Mr. T.S.Gujral, Advocate for the respondents. Adarsh Kumar Goel,J. 1. This petition seeks direction to regularize the services of the petitioner. 2. Case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as a daily wager on 11.9.1984. A decision was taken on 19.2.1985 to regularize the services of persons working on work-charged basis. However, since May 1987, the petitioner was not being given wages. 3. In the reply filed by the Municipal Corporation, stand taken was that with effect from 29.9.1987, services of the petitioner had been discontinued and he had not been regularized. It was also stated that there was no post of regular Street Light Patroller in the Municipal Corporation. Even otherwise, he did not fulfil the basic qualification. Vide order dated April 18, 1988, operation of order relieving the petitioner from service was stayed and direction to pay him wages was given. On March 30, 2005, it was observed by this Court that prima-facie case was made out to consider CWP No.8351 of 1987 regularising the petitioner on the post of Assistant Lineman in view of experience of more than 10 years as Street Light Patroller and hearing was deferred to enable counsel for the Municipal Corporation to seek instructions. Thereafter, affidavit dated 5.7.2005 was filed on behalf of the Municipal Corporation stating that the petitioner was still working as Street Light Patroller. Further affidavit dated 20.11.2008 was filed to the effect that the petitioner stood regualrised as Street Light Patroller w.e.f 27.11.1998. 4. In view of above developments, no further order is called for. 5. The petition is disposed of. July 26, 2010 (Adarsh Kumar Goel) ‘gs’ Judge 2