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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
GURMEET SINGH SANDHAWALIA, CJ., BIPIN CHANDER NEGI
State of HP – Appellant
Versus
Pradeep Kumar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
BIPIN CHANDER NEGI, J.
The present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed against the impugned judgment dated 20th June, 2025, whereby the present appellants have been directed to consider the case of the present respondent for grant of work charge status and regularization of the service of the present respondent from the due date, in accordance with law as laid down in Sant Ram and another vs. State of H.P bearing CWPOA No. 3562 of 2019 decided on 6.9.2022, and Bhupender Singh Mehta and another vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and another bearing CWPOA No. 2979 of 2020 decided on 18.3.2025. The aforesaid, as per the impugned judgment, is required to be done within six weeks. Benefits, if any, flowing to the present respondent are also to be released within the aforesaid period.
2.The admitted facts in the case at hand are that the respondent was initially engaged as a Driver on contractual basis in time specific externally aided project namely HP Mid Himalayan Watershed Development Project (HPMHWDP) from 20.11.2010 to 31.3.2017. Thereafter the respondent was engaged as such in another externally aided project namely Integrated Development Project for Source Sustainability an
Contractual employees with long continuous service in perennial roles under project societies entitled to work charge status on parity, legitimate expectation, equity despite policy bars, distinguish....
Long-serving daily wage employees in perennial roles entitled to work charge status on parity and legitimate expectation despite policy denial, as irregular appointments warrant regularization per eq....
The court ruled that long-standing contractual employees performing essential government functions must be regularized, rejecting arguments of irregular initial appointments, thereby enforcing princi....
Long-standing casual workers may be entitled to regularization under policies issued by the State if they meet duration and vacancy requirements, highlighting protection against arbitrary dismissals.
The court ruled that employees engaged continuously for over ten years are entitled to regularization, regardless of irregular appointment status, reaffirming precedents from the Supreme Court highli....
Continuous and uninterrupted service of temporary employees qualifies them for regularisation, as upheld by apex court judgments emphasizing fairness in employment practices.
Long-term daily wage employees, after 10 years of service, are entitled to regularization as established by Supreme Court principles in employment law.
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