Chandan Singh Jasrotia and others vs UT of J&K through Commissioner/Sec. to Government, Jal Shakti Department, Civil Secretariat, Srinagar

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2025 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 13351

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, J, Ms. Pragya Sahay Saksena, ACJ
Chandan Singh Jasrotia and others – Appellant
Versus
UT of J&K through Commissioner/Sec. to Government, Jal Shakti Department, Civil Secretariat, Srinagar – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Mr. Abhinav Sharma, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Vishal Sharma
For the Respondents: Mr. Rajesh Thapa, A.A.G.

Table of Content
1. entitlement for regular engagement as gsa after ten years of service. (Para 1 , 2 , 12)
2. minimum wages for skilled workers must be enforced as per government notifications. (Para 4 , 5 , 8)
3. judicial directives for ensuring minimum wages and addressing employee grievances. (Para 29 , 36)

ORDER

Per:- Sanjeev Gupta, Judicial Member The present Original Application (in short O.A.) has been filed by the applicants seeking the following reliefs:-

“(a) Declaring, Rule 8 of Jammu and Kashmir Casual and Other Workers-Regular Engagement Rules 2017 as ultra vires to Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India;

(b) Mandamus, commanding and directing the respondents to regularize the services of the applicants as Govt. Service Assistant w.e.f. the date the applicants have completed ten years of continuous working as Casual/Seasonal worker;

(c) Mandamus, commanding and directing the respondents to pay the salary/wages as seasonal/casual workers equivalent to the minimum wages fixed by the Government under Minimum Wages Act or in the alternative to pay to the applicants minimum wages i.e. equivalent to the minimum of pay scale attached to the post of Electricians and Plumbers

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2025 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 13351

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALMr. Sanjeev Gupta, J, Ms. Pragya Sahay Saksena, ACJChandan Singh Jasrotia and others – AppellantVersusUT of J&K through Commissioner/Sec. to Government, Jal Shakti Department, Civil Secretariat, Srinagar – Respondent

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, J, Ms. Pragya Sahay Saksena, ACJ
Chandan Singh Jasrotia and others – Appellant
Versus
UT of J&K through Commissioner/Sec. to Government, Jal Shakti Department, Civil Secretariat, Srinagar – Respondent