AJIT KUMAR DEO Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioners have approached this Hon'ble Court with a prayer for quashing the part of the order as contained in memo dated 22.03.2011 by which it has been ordered that the period rendered by the petitioners as daily rated employees will not be counted for the purpose of continuity in service.

(2.) The petitioner No. 1 joined his service as daily rated employee w.e.f. 5.1981 while petitioner No. 2 has joined his service w.e.f. 1.4.1981 and thereafter, the services of the petitioners have been taken into work charge establishment and since the date of their initial appointment, both the petitioners have been discharging their duties.

(3.) It is stated that the State Government has issued one Circular on 18.06.1993 providing therein that the daily rated employees, if appointed prior to 01.08.1985, and have worked regularly for a period of 240 days, they will be given preference in the matter of appointment.