RAJVIR SINGH TOMAR Vs. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY

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.