JUDGMENT

INDU MALHOTRA, J.

Leave granted.

1. The present Civil Appeal has been filed to challenge the final Judgment and Order dated 09.07.2018 passed by a Division Bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, in LPA No. 894 of 2018.

2. The factual background of the case, is as under: 2.1. On 01.12.1995, the Respondent was appointed as a Chowkidar on daily wages by the Appellant – Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority. His name was on the muster rolls till 31.03.1997.

2.2. On 23.01.2001, the Government of Punjab revised the Policy for regularization of work-charged / daily wage and other categories of employees.

2.3. On 26.12.2001, the Appellant – Authority issued an Office Order regularizing the services of 102 daily wagers as per the State Government’s revised Policy dated 23.01.2001.

2.4. The Respondent’s name was included in the Office Order issued by the Appellant – Authority.

Consequently, his services came to be regularized w.e.f. 06.11.2001.

2.5. Subsequently, two employees of the Appellant – Authority viz. Baldev Singh and Rikhi Ram, filed Writ Petition No. 15843 of 2002 before the Punjab & Haryana High Court, challenging the Office Order dated 26.12.2