Secretary, State Of Karnataka And ... vs Umadevi And Others on 10 April, 2006
26. In the final analysis, prayer of petitioners seeking quashing of
circulars of 4th February, 2003, 20th November, 2003 and 1st January,
2004 and the tender notice is found to be infructuous as from the year
2010 the catering service of respondents stands reverted back to Indian
Railways. The prayer of petitioners for regularizing them as commission
vendors stands declined in view of the afore-noted dictum of the Apex
Court in Uma Devi (Supra). However, these petitions succeed only to
the extent of directing Respondents to consider the case of eligible
petitioners for being absorbed against vacant posts in 'Group C',
provided such eligible petitioners, i.e., who have not crossed the age of
59 years, seek absorption within two weeks from today and the
respondents are directed to consider the case of such petitioners with
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expedition, i.e., within twelve weeks or so. Needless to say, if
absorption on compassionate basis is sought by any of the eligible
petitioners in terms of Respondents' Circulars of 1st December, 2005 and
7th June, 2007, the same would be considered in terms of aforesaid
Circulars.