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2026 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 2766

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Sudhi Ranjan Mishra, Judicial Member, Pramod Kumar Das, Administrative Member
Pravat Suna – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent


Advocates:
For the applicant: M/s J.M.Pattnaik, J.R.Behera
For the respondents: R.R.K.Sarangi

Table of Content
1. applicant's 25-year casual service undisputed. (Para 1)
2. casual workers lack regularization rights; no jurisdiction. (Para 2)
3. cat has jurisdiction over casual employee regularization claims. (Para 3 , 4)
4. long-service casuals entitled to regularization despite irregular entry. (Para 6)
5. income tax casuals regularized per supreme court precedents. (Para 7)
6. supreme court law binds; similar employees must be equalized. (Para 8)

Counsel PRAMOD KUMAR DAS, MEMBER (A):

It is not in dispute that the applicant has been serving the department as a casual employee over a period of 25 years since 01.11.2001 uninterruptedly till date and became overaged to seek for any employment in government. Also, the respondents did not dispute the fact that 18 casual workers working in Bhubaneswar Commissionerate were regularized vide order dated 04.03.2011 and 64 similar causal workers working under Lucknow Commissionerate were also regularized vide order No. 130 dated 17.02.2025 retrospectively w.e.f. 22.01.2010. According to the applicant/Ld. Counsel for the applicant, the applicant is also entitled to regularization and all consequential servile and financial benefits retrospect

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