PRAKASH CHANDRA Vs. STATE AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this writ petition, following prayer has been made by the petitioner, which reads as under: - -

(2.) AS per facts, the petitioner was initially appointed on ad -hoc basis on the post of Fieldman (Agriculture)/Fieldman Assistant in the pay -scale of Rs. 110 -230 vide order dated 28.11.1975. Just after two years of service on the said post, the petitioner was promoted on the post of Assistant Agriculture Officer on ad -hoc basis for three months vide order dated 1.8.1977. As per facts of the case, till his retirement on 31.10.2009, the petitioner was allowed to work on ad -hoc basis without regularizing his services upon initial post.

(3.) IN the case of Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi, reported in : 2006 (4) SCC p.1, the Hon'ble Supreme Court gave certain directions in para 53 of the judgment to consider the case of regularization of those employees who were appointed on ad -hoc basis and remain in service without intervention of the Court for more than 10 years of service. In the year 2006, petitioner was in service, therefore, respondents were under obligation to consider the case of petitioner for regularization of his service.