STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Division Bench of State High Court Comprising Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur observed that the regularization of daily wagers who have completed seven years of services from their initial appointment was ordered by the government pursuant to the Cabinet Decision dated 10.09.2001 through Government Order No.1285-GAD of 2001 dated 06.11.2001.
The said order states that all ad hoc appointees to non-gazetted posts recruited from time to time beyond 29.12.1988 till the date of issue of the order, who are still in service be considered for regularisation after completing seven years of continuous service from the date of appointment dispensing with reference of posts held by them to Service Selection Board subject to the conditions that he/she is a permanent resident of J&K State.
The case of the writ petitioner Rakesh Kumar before the writ Court was that he was appointed a daily wager in the month of August, 1996 against the sanctioned post in the Medical College, Jammu vide recommendation dated 28.09.1999 along with 47 other persons as daily wagers and on completion of seven years of requisite service, he would be entitled for regularization under SRO-64 of 1994. The Principal Medical College, Jammu vide his communication dated 13.03.2001 recommended that out of 47 persons appointed as Daily Wagers, 39 persons had completed the requisite term of seven years and were required to be regularized leaving eight persons who had not completed the requisite period.
