LAWS(DLH)-2000-3-21

RAJVIR SINGH TOMAR Vs. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY

Decided On March 21, 2000
RAJVIR SINGH TOMAR Appellant
V/S
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioners in this case have been working for number of years. Their particulars as given in the writ petition are as under: Name of Date of Designation Date of Pay Scale employee birth joining Rajvir Singh Tomar 8.7.1958 Sr. Technical Asstt. 1.9.1983 Rs. 2825.00 (2000-3500) Birendra Singh 30.6.1971 -do- 6.3.1992 Rs.2180.00 Bahal (2000-3500) NandKishore 15.3.1971 Technical Assistant 20.12.1996 (Rs. 1440/- (1400-2300) AjayKumar 29.8.1961 Lab. Supervisor 16.3.1989 Rs. 2600.00 Gupta (STA by DBT) (2000-3500) Jeewan Singh 10.1.1964 Laboratory 14.9.1983 Rs. 1470.00 Assistant (1320-2040) MahendraP. 01.1.1965 -do- 9.12.1983 Rs. 1470.00 Yadav . (1320-2040) Suttan Singh 30.7.1966 Messenger 16.8.1988 Rs. 846.00 (750-900)

(2.) They were appointed in Genetic Engineering Unit (GEU), a unit started by Department of Science and Technology in the Ministry of Science and Technology. In the year 1988 Department of Bio-Technology (DBT) took over GEU. Thereafter it was being run by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on funds being provided by DBT. This funding stopped on 31/03/1998 and services of the petitioners were dispensed with.

(3.) In this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed that they be regularised/absorbed on permanent basis in the unit with all other benefits of seniority, promotion etc. and in the alternative they pray that they be absorbed/regularised in any other project, offices or Department of the respondents University.