FARUKH HUSSAIN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BOTH the learned counsel for the parties state at Bar that the controversy involved in the present case is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Hukam Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. along -with connected 28 writ petitions (SBCWP No.6188/2009 decided on 15th July, 2010) wherein this Court has held as under: -

(2.) LEARNED counsel for the petitioners for this proposition relied upon a decision of Hon'ble the Supreme Court delivered in the case of Rajbinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others, reported in 1988 (Supp.) SCC P. 428, which being a short order, is reproduced herein below for ready reference:

(3.) BY another order of the State Government 'Gramin Vikas and Panchayati Raj Vibhag' (Gr. 3) dated 26.02.2010, learned counsel pointed that under the said 'Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme', the employment of various persons on various positions under the contract/deputation, their employment, in general, has been extended up to 28.02.2011 in all Panchayat Samiti(s). The position of 'Gram Rojgar Sahayak' is also included in the said extension vide Clause -D of the said order passed by Additional Commissioner -II EGS of the said 'Gramin Vikas & Panchayati Raj Vibhag' on 26.02.2010, in which 9168 posts of contracted 'Gram Rojgar Sahayak' are shown in Clause -D of the said order and their employment term is extended up to 28.02.2011. By this order, therefore, employment of present 'Gram Rojgar Sahayaks' up to 28.02.2011 has been assured by the State Government. In view of this, the threat to continuity of employment through contract of present set of petitioners up to 28.02.2011 no longer exists.