(1.) HEARD Mr.G.C.Verma, Mr.M.Tauseef and Mr.Manish Mathur, learned counsels for the petitioners as well as learned Standing Counsel and perused the record.
(2.) THE petitioners, being engaged as daily wagers since 1995 to 1997 and continuously working as such, have completed about more than 16 to 10 years service. Under the strength of their long spell of working in the department, they claim their regularization in service as well as payment of salary in the regular pay scale.
(3.) THE State Government has framed the Uttar Pradesh Regularization of Daily Wages Appointments on Group 'D' Posts Rules, 2001 (in short the 'Rules'), Rule 4.(1) (i)& (ii), of which provides as under: -