M. Rajan vs Oil And Natural Gas on 20 November, 2015
12. Mr.V.Ajoy Khose, learned counsel appearing for the appellants submitted that out of 28 Petitioners in W.P.No.7906 of 1999, 16 have filed W.A.No.299 of 2010 and the remaining Petitioners have filed W.A.No.1473 of 2010. The appellants are employed by ONGC both in Chennai and Karaikal Region as Security Guards and Security Supervisors. The appellants are qualified and they have passed 8th standard and some of them have higher qualification except one person as held by the Tribunal in the earlier case as per the recruitment Rule, which was in force at the time of their appointments. Further it is submitted that in terms of the order passed by the respondent, dated 02.09.2010, there are 68 vacancies/sanctioned posts in Chennai, so as to regularise all the appellants in the three Writ Appeals. It is further submitted that the only impediment pointed out by the respondent to term the appointments of the appellants as illegal is that they were not appointed through the employment exchange. Referring to the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in the case of The School Committee, Tilak Vidya Higher Secondary School vs. District Educational Officer and Anr., reported in 1991-1-TLNJ-1, it is submitted that non-sponsorship from the employment exchange cannot be termed to be illegal.