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IV. In view of the provisions of Punjab Recruitment Rules of
2005, it was resolved to fill up vacancies on contract basis
till regular arrangement is made. Applicant is continuously
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working with the approval of competent authorities i.e. the
Chief Engineer and the Worthy Advisor to Administrator and
therefore, the appointment of applicant cannot be termed
as illegal or irregular, as per Constitutional Bench judgment
of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Secretary, State
of Karnataka and Ors. vs. Uma Devi and Ors. reported
as 2006 (4) SCC 1. The facts clearly show that applicant
has been on roll of the department for a period of more
than 10 years. She has served the department, as per
terms and conditions of appointment on minimum salary
with ardent hope that later or sooner she may be
considered for regularization as her selection was as per
requirement of Chandigarh Administration, through proper
channel, inasmuch as the advertisement issued was
followed by interview and medical fitness test. Since
applicant was selected through proper channel and was
working against sanctioned post of SDE in the respondent
department and her appointment was constantly approved
by the competent authorities i.e. the Chief Engineer and
Advisor to the Administrator, she submitted representations
dated 08.07.2019 and dated 02.09.2019 seeking
regularization of her contractual appointment. However, said
representations did not receive any response from the
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department. Lastly, she submitted representation dated
06.01.2020 again to the Advisor, UT Chandigarh, praying for
regularization of her service, but again without any
response (Annexure A-7).
Rudra Kumar Sain & Ors vs Union Of India & Ors on 22 August, 2000
Further Rudra Kumar Sain versus
Union of India & others is not applicable as it relates to
seniority issue of promotees vs direct recruits
Guneeta Chadha vs Union Of India on 11 December, 2000
In our view therefore Guneeta Chadha vs. UOI
and others and the judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court in
the case of Dr. Gangan Inder Kaur are not applicable.
State Of Haryana & Ors vs Charanjit Singh & Ors., Etc. Etc on 5 October, 2005
In case of State of Haryana vs. Charanjit
Singh, Hon'ble Supreme Court held that having accepted
terms and conditions of contract employees cannot seek
regularization. We find that the case laws relied upon by
the applicants, as discussed supra, are not applicable to
the facts and circumstances of their cases.
Aminder Bains @ Mohinder Kaur And Ors vs Ut Of Chandigarh And Ors on 19 July, 2022
In the grounds for relief, the applicant has submitted that
i. The applicant has been appointed by positive act of
selection and has worked continuously from 2011 till date
and her claim for regularization is covered by the judgment
of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Inder Kaur
and others vs. UT. Chandigarh & Ors. decided on
17.10.1995 and judgment in the case of Guneeta Chadha
vs. UOI & Ors. and Dr. Anjali Gupta vs. Administrator
UT Chandigarh OA No.93-CH-2009 decided on 17.08.2010
which has been upheld up to the Hon'ble Supreme Court.
ii. It is well settled preposition in service jurisprudence that if
a contractual employee continues to work for a substantial
period of time, he requires to be given preference at the
time of regular appointment to the said post. In the present
case, the applicant has already qualified the selection
process, therefore, once applicant has already cleared the
criteria as prescribed in advertisement, she should be
considered for regularization of service. The action of the
respondents in advertising the six vacancies of Assistant
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Engineer (Design) to replace the applicant is, thus, clearly
illegal and arbitrary and therefore, cannot be sustained in
the eyes of law.
Section 20 in The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 [Entire Act]
Ramesh Gill vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors. on 2 July, 2007
v. The applicant has also relied upon the case of Ramesh Gill
vs. Union of India and others to substantiate her claim
that UT Administration is not competent to frame RRs and it
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is only Central Govt. under Article 246 of the Constitution of
India is competent to frame Rules under Article 309 of
Constitution of India.
Dr. Ami Lal Bhat vs State Of Rajasthan & Ors on 8 July, 1997
12. It is further submitted by respondents that the maximum
age limit prescribed for filling up the vacancies meant for
direct recruitment is 35 years as per notified recruitment
rules dated 24.06.2020 (ANNEXURE R I) which has also
been mentioned in the advertisement No.18/2021
published by the Union Public Service Commission.
However the applicant is overage by 4 years and is not
eligible for applying to the post of Sub Divisional Engineer
(Civil) and as such cannot be allowed to participate in the
recruitment process. Respondents have relied upon Dr.
Ami Lal Bhat Vs State of Rajasthan and Ors. [(1997) 6
SCC 614], the law is stated in the following terms:-
Union Public Service Commission vs Girish Jayanti Lal Vaghela & Others on 2 February, 2006
14. Respondent No.5, UPSC has filed a short reply on
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12.10.2022 submitting therein that the applicant has filed
this Original Application with a prayer to issue direction to
the respondents to consider her case for regularization in
view of judgments of Hon'ble Punjab and Haryana High
Court in various cases mentioned therein and that she be
held entitled for age relaxation for the period of her total
contractual service in regular selection process. The
answering respondent (Union Public Service Commission)
sets in motion the process of recruitment by advertising
the posts strictly in conformity with the notified recruitment
rules framed under Article 309 of the Constitution of India.
The issue of relaxation in age to contractual employees
stands settled by Hon'ble Supreme Court in Union Public
Service Commission vs Girish Jayanti Lal Vaghela &
Others (Appeal (civil) 933 of 2006) decided on 2 February,
2006 wherein Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that
employment under the Government is a matter of status
and not a contract even though the acquisition of such a
status may be preceded by a contract, namely, an offer of
appointment is accepted by the employee. The rights and
obligations are not determined by the contract of the two
parties but by statutory rules which are framed by the
Government in exercise of power conferred by Article 309
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of Constitution and the service rules can be unilaterally
altered by the rule making authority, namely, the
Government. It was held that "we are clearly of the opinion
that respondent no.1 cannot be said to be a Government
servant as he was working on contract basis and therefore,
he was not eligible for any relaxation in upper age limit.
The view taken by the High Court is clearly erroneous in
law and is liable to be set aside. The appeal is accordingly
allowed and the judgment and order dated 13.12.2002 of
the High Court is set aside and the Writ Petition filed by
respondent No.1 is dismissed." (Annexure R-1).