JUDGMENT

KURIAN, J. –

Leave granted.

2. Both the appeals arise from the same judgment and hence they are disposed of by a common judgment.

3. The challenge is to the judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad wherein the Director of Government Press was directed to consider regularization of daily-wage employees in Group-D as per Rules promulgated in December, 2001. The case has a chequered history.

4. The daily-wage Group-D employees were being engaged in the Government Press during 1985-1991. U. P. Group-‘D’ Employees Service Rules, 1985 consists of the following posts - Peon, Messenger, Chowkidar, Mali, Farash, Sweeper, Waterman, Bhisti, Tindal, Thelaman, Record-lifter and every other non-technical post.

5. The writ petitioners before the High Court through their union filed Writ Petition No. 7034 of 1992 titled “Pradeshik Rajkiya Mudralaya Karamchari Samanwaya Samiti, U.P., Aish Bagh, Lucknow through its Secretary v. State of U.P. and others”, seeking regularization. The said writ petition was disposed of by judgment dated 02.12.1993. The High Court thought it fit to frame a scheme so as to avoid recurrence of such disputes. That judgment was challenged before this Court.