IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
SANDEEP SHARMA, J
KAPIL KALSI AND ANOTHER – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS – Respondent
Judgment :
Sandeep Sharma, J.
Since common question of facts and law are involved in the above captioned cases and petitioners therein are aggrieved of inaction on the part of the respondents to regularize them from the date they have completed two years service on contract basis, this court after having clubbed all the cases, heard them together and now with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, same are being disposed of vide common judgment.
2. Petitioners herein, who were offered appointment on contract basis on different posts i.e. Assistant Engineer, Jr. Engineer (Civil Electrical/ Mechanical Instrumentation, Draftsman, Facilitator, Surveyors, Technical Facilitator, Procumbent Officer, Programmer MA Procurement, MA Accounts, Farm Manager, Assistant Farm Manager. Office Assistant( Management/IT) either by Project Manager, Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Society (HPHDS) or by Director of Horticulture, on different pay scales etc., have been denied the benefit of regularization in terms of policy of regularization framed by the Government of Himachal Pradesh on the pretext that they are not employees of the respondent-State, but of Societies, as named herein ab
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