Back
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
JYOTSNA REWAL DUA
Sanjay Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J.
CMP No.26477/2025
The respondent/applicant seeks to place on record office letter dated 21.06.2012 alongwith document appended therewith. Learned counsel for the petitioners/non-applicants pleads no objection.
In view of above, the present application is allowed. Document is taken on record. The application stands disposed of.
CWP No. 644/2024
The petitioners are presently serving as Computer Operators (contract) in the respondent- State Electricity Board Limited. With the grievance that they were wrongly appointed on contract basis; are to be deemed to have been appointed on regular basis from day one of their initial appointment, this writ petition has been filed for grant of following substantive reliefs:-
“(i) That the impugned notification/office order dated 22.06.2012 (Annexure P-1) whereby the petitioners were entitled for regular job from day one has not been given and instead they have been given Contract appointment. The petitioners were given regular employment from day one.
(ii) That since the petitioners of 2014 Batch have been selected through Subordinate Commission in accordance with the R&P Rule, 2014 of Computer Operator, their contract ser
Court upheld appointment on a contractual basis as valid under R&P Regulations, citing petitioners' acceptance and principles of delay and acquiescence.
Delay and laches bar service claims, particularly where acquiescence and potential impact on third-party rights are involved.
Contractual service cannot be backdated to regular from initial appointment despite prior selection, where government approved only contractual terms, accepted without protest; claim barred by 19-yea....
Belated service claims for pay increments rejected due to unexplained delay, laches and acquiescence; prolonged inaction implies consent, barring relief to uphold administrative finality.
Claims for service regularization must be timely; significant delays can render them inadmissible due to laches.
Belated claims for retrospective regularization from daily wage appointment date barred by acquiescence in accepting it, prolonged delay, laches after prospective regularization acceptance; stale cla....
Waiting panel candidates have a right to appointment when posts are unfilled due to inaction of the employer, reinforcing equal treatment under the law.
An indispensable Tool for Legal Professionals, Endorsed by Various High Court and Judicial Officers
Please visit our Training & Support
Center or Contact Us for assistance
Scan Me!
India’s Legal research and Law Firm App, Download now!
For Daily Legal Updates, Join us on :
Back to top
