State Of Punjab & Ors vs M/S. Surinder Kumar & Co. & Ors on 11 December, 1996
In case of State of Punjab and others versus Surinder Kumar and others reported in (1992) 1 SCC 489, relied upon by Mr. Vaishnav, the question of regularization of part timer was under consideration before the apex court. In the case before the apex court, the respondents offered posts of part time lecturers with specific condition that they could be relieved at any time without notice and that payment would be made on hourly basis. The offer was accepted by the respondents not under any mistake and appointments were made accordingly and, therefore, it was held that the respondents were not entitled to be regularized in their posts as lecturers with salary on regular pay scale. In the instant case, the facts are not similar. In the instant case, there is no order of appointment given by the respondents, no condition has been prescribed or incorporated in any circular or order. IN this case, the petitioners were appointed on the basis of their application after verification of the application as regards their names, address, age, qualification etc. and the respondent corporation has continued the petitioners for years together in the same position. Some of the petitioners herein were appointed in 1980 and some were appointed in or around 1982-83 and lastly in November, 1990, the respondent corporation had followed procedure for regularization of such contingent paid employees on regular post and on regular establishment wherein about 36 of such employees were regularized on regular post but thereafter, have not undertaken any such process for regularization of such contingency paid employees.