JUDGMENT :

V Parthiban, J. - This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioners, praying for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondent to regularize the petitioners' services from the date when they have completed 240 days of service as per the dictum of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP No.5532 of 2012 dated 17.4.2015 with all benefits as applicable to the regular workman.

2. The petitioners herein are working as Car Drivers in the respondent Corporation. They have been employed as contingent staff since 1988 and paid consolidated wages which were increased from time to time. At the time of filing the Writ Petition, they were paid Rs.15,860/- plus allowance, totalling about Rs.18,500/- per month and they were paid directly by the respondent organization.

3. In 1994, the petitioners raised an industrial dispute before the Assistant Commissioner of Labour, seeking regularization of their service. However, the dispute came to be closed before the Assistant Commissioner on the basis of understanding that the matter would be discussed and the grievance of the petitioners would be settled. However, since nothing was forthcoming in favour of the petitioners, the petitioner