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3. Aforesaid claim made on behalf of the petitioner has been refuted by the respondents, who in their reply have categorically denied factum with regard to engagement of the petitioner as part time worker. It has been stated in the reply that Smt. Shyama Verma was initially engaged for cleaning and sweeping work etc. of Soil Testing Lab, Centre Store Dhaula kuan, on quotation basis on equivalent rates approved by the Government for part time workers i.e. Rs. 19/- per hour (4 hour/day) applicable from September, 2012. Besides above, it has been further stated in the reply that the services of the petitioner were also co-

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terminus on year to year basis.

4. Ms. Svaneel Jaswal, learned Deputy Advocate General, while making this Court to peruse Public Notice Annexure R-I, published on 27.06.2012, contended that the quotations were invited for engagement of a person for cleaning and sweeping work of Soil Test Office and Centre Store, Dhaula kuan and at no point of time post of part time sweeper was ever advertised or petitioner was engaged as part time sweeper in the Department, rather while referring to copy of quotations as well as proceedings Annexure R-II and Annexure R-III, learned Deputy Advocate General argued that apart from the petitioner Smt. Shyama Verma, persons namely, Vishal, Bina Devi and Sanjay Kumar, had also submitted their quotations for sweeping and clearing work by giving different rates. Since the rates of the petitioner were lowest, her quotation was approved by the committee at the rate of Rs. 19/- per hour. While admitting that the petitioner is working continuously w.e.f. September, 2012, Ms. Jaswal, learned Deputy Advocate General submitted that rates were revised on year to year basis.

cleaning and sweeping work etc. in the office of Soil Testing Lab, Centre Store Dhaulakuan. Having perused the aforesaid Public Notice (Annexure R-1) and office order dated 4.09.2012 (Annexure P-1), whereby sanction for cleaning and sweeping the building of Soil Testing Officer, Laboratory and Centre Store, Dhaula Kuan at the rate of Rs.19/-

per hour on contract from 4.09.2012 to 31.03.2013 was accorded, this Court finds it difficult to agree with the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner was appointed as part time sweeper and as such, her services are required to be converted from part time to "daily wage" in terms of the policy framed by the Government of H.P. Since, there is no document available on record suggestive of the fact that the petitioner was engaged as part time sweeper and there is material available on record to suggest that the petitioner came to be awarded cleaning and sweeping work on account of her being the lowest bidder, pursuant to public notice dated 27.06.2012, petition filed by the petitioner deserves outright rejection.