1. By way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs;

A. Declaring that the petitioner nos. 1 to 12 are the direct employees of the respondent no.1 Laboratory and are entitled to be permanently employed by the respondent no.1.

B. Directing the respondent no.1 to pay and continue to pay wages and all other benefits to the concerned petitioners at par with the permanent made sweepers employed by PRL at a rate proportionate to the period of work taken from the petitioners.

C. During the admission and final disposal of the petition, the Hon'ble Court be pleased to grant ad-interim/interim relief directing the respondent no.1 to maintain status quo in respect of the employment of the concerned petitioners of this petition and to pay to them at least the minimum wages paid to permanent sweeper employed by PRL.

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2. The petitioners herein are lady safai workers employed by respondent no.1-Physical Research Laboratory (for short, the PRL) for the work of sweeping and cleaning its premises, offices, etc. since April 1984, initially, through the agency of Self Employed Woman's Association (SEWA), which is