Prem Kumar Thakur vs State of Jharkhand

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2022 Supreme(Jhk) 376

S.N.PATHAK
Prem Kumar Thakur – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. A.K. Singh, Advocate
For the Respondent: Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Ms. Shivani Kapoor, Adv

JUDGMENT :

1. The petitioners have approached this Court with a prayer for a direction upon the respondents to extend the benefits of Old Pension Scheme to the petitioners in view of the fact that they have been appointed in the year, 1987, but they have been regularized w.e.f. 1997 and as such, their services fall within the ambit of Old Pension Scheme. Further, prayer has been made for a direction upon the respondents to make the payment of current salary of the petitioners.

2. The case of the petitioners lies in a narrow compass. The petitioners were appointed in the year, 1987 as muster roll employees to the post of Assistant Tubewell Khalasi. Later on, their services have been converted in work charge establishment in the year, 1992. Since then the petitioners performed their duties to the satisfaction of the respondent –authorities, but their services have not been regularized and as such, the petitioners have earlier approached this Court by filing a writ petition being W.P.(S) No. 1932/2017, which was disposed of vide order 27.08.2018 with a direction upon the respondents to regularize their services. In compliance thereof, the services of the petitioners were regularized w.e

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