(1.) In Pawan Kumar Yadav v. State of U.P. and Ors. the Court noticed judgements of this Court taking divergent views in the matter of recruitment of dependants of government servants, dying in harness, where the deceased employees were either daily wagers or workcharge employees, who were not regularly appointed, and referred the following questions for decision of larger bench:
(2.) The questions were referred by Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Ray, the then Chief Justice on 13.5.2005 to a Bench of three judges. A large number of writ petitions and special appeals filed subsequently, on the same questions were connected, with the reference.
(3.) The petitioners are represented by Shri S.P. Shukla, Shri S.K. Misra, Shri L.C. Srivastava, Shri Ashok Tripathi, Shri Bikash Kumar Mishra, Shri Ashok Tripathi, Shri Sunil Kumar Srivastava, Shri Shashi Kant Shukla, Dr. Dharmesh Chaturvedi, Shri Bhoopendra Nath Singh, Shri Rakesh Kumar Singh, Shri K.M. Misra and Shri N.K. Mishra. No other counsel has appeared in the listed matters. Shri M.C. Chaturvedi, Chief Standing Counsel assisted by Dr. Y.K. Srivastava, Standing Counsel appeared for various departments of the State and for State of U.P. in the special appeals.