THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO.7622 OF 2001 ORDER: The writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not considering the petitioner’s case for regularization of service as an Attender-cum-Watchman with all consequential benefits. It is the petitioner’s case that he has been working as an NMR in the office of the 1st respondent with effect from 1987 onwards; the 1st respondent sent proposal to the 2nd respondent on 17.3.1993 for regularization of his services; however the date of his appointment was shown in the said proposal as 1.12.1989; some other employees had filed W.P.No.12145 of 1996 and W.P.No.1531 of 1999 and this Court had granted interim direction to pay them the minimum scale of pay; and the respondents have not allowed him to draw the minimum pay scale of attender-cum-watchman on par with his juniors on the ground that he was not a party to the writ petition. The petitioner would contend that he was entitled for regularization in terms of G.O.Ms.No.212 dated 22.4.1994. The petitioner’s contention that he has been working from 1987 onwards, in the absence of necessary evidence being placed on record, cannot be accepted, more so, as the proposal of the 1st respondent shows his date of appointment as 1.12.1989. If 1.12.1989 is taken as the date of his appointment then, in terms of G.O.Ms.No.212 dated 22.4.1994, the petitioner is not entitled for regularization in as much as the scheme made thereunder requires an employee to have completed five years of service prior to 22.11.1993; the petitioner would have worked only for four years by the cut off date mentioned in G.O.Ms.No.212 dated 22.4.1994; and, therefore, would not be entitled for regularization. The petitioner’s claim for payment of minimum scale of pay cannot, however, be said to be without, more so, as nine other attenders-cum- watchmen, juniors to the petitioner in service, are said to have been extended the minimum scale of pay pursuant to the orders of this Court. The writ petition, is, accordingly, disposed of directing the respondents to consider the petitioner’s entitlement for being extended the minimum scale of pay on par with his juniors in the category of attender-cum-watchman; and, if he is found entitled thereto, to pay him the minimum scale of pay within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date: 2.12.2010 asp