B. R. GAVAI, J. B. PARDIWALA
Raman Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
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| 1. challenge of contempt due to non-regularization. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. principle of regularization for long-serving employees. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 3. discrimination in regularization violates article 14. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 4. order for regularization and payment of benefits. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
ORDER :
1. Leave granted.
2. The appeal is taken up for final hearing.
3. This appeal challenges the order passed by the High Court dated 09.12.2019, vide which the High Court has disposed of the contempt petition holding that there is no contempt in view of the affidavit of the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Hqrs.) dated 06.12.2019.
4. The matter arises out of regularization of the employees. The Chief Commissioner of Income Tax in his report dated 14.02.2013 found that, in the exercise conducted in pursuance of the judgment of this Court in the case of Secretary, State of Karnataka and Others vs. Umadevi and Others , 2006 (4) SCC 1, though 65 employees were found to be entitled for regularization, only 35 employees were regularized. This was done since only 35 vacancies were available.
5. 16 persons out of the remaining 30 employees filed contempt petitions alleging that the resp
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