IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH
KARDAK ETE
Thsapise Sangtam Work Charge Tracer (Retd) – Appellant
Versus
State Of Nagaland Represented By The Chief Secretary, Government Of Nagaland – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's service history and request for regularization. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. petitioner's arguments regarding service regularization and benefits. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. court's analysis of the petitioner's entitlement under the memorandum. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. entitlement to regularization as per the scheme. (Para 13) |
| 5. final order granting regularization and service benefits. (Para 14 , 15) |
JUDGMENT :
KARDAK ETE, J.
Heard Mr. L. L. Sangtam, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. E. Thiba Phom, learned Government Advocate for the State respondents.
2. This application has been instituted praying for a direction to the State respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization of his service in terms of the Office Memorandum dated 17.03.2015 issued by the Chief Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, with all consequential benefits, including arrear salary and pensionary benefits.
3. The case, in a nutshell, is that the petitioner was appointed as a Work-Charged Tracer in the year 1988 by the Executive Engineer (PWD), Kiphire Division, with a scale of pay of Rs. 425-9-542-12- 614-14-670 EB-15-730/- per month along with other admis


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