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2026 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 4575

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Sunil Thomas, Member (J), Sanjiv Kumar, Member (A)
Uttam Thapa – Appellant
Versus
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Niran Borah
For the Respondents: N. Baruah, BSNL counsel

Table of Content
1. applicants are long-term casual bsnl laborers seeking regularization. (Para 1)
2. 1989 scheme for casual laborer temporary status and regularization. (Para 2 , 3 , 4)
3. prior representations and tribunal orders rejected applicants' claims. (Para 5 , 6)
4. respondents deny eligibility citing uma devi and scheme cutoffs. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12)
5. undisputed long engagement despite lacking scheme eligibility. (Para 13 , 14)
6. uma devi permits regularization of irregular long-term engagements. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20)
7. post-uma devi rulings reject exploitation via prolonged casual employment. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24)
8. state cannot deny regularization for perennial work despite no vacancies. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28)
9. applicants entitled to regularization with consequential benefits. (Para 29)

O R D E R

Per: Justice Sunil Thomas, Judicial Member -

The applicants who are employed under the respondents as casual labourers seek regularization of their service.

2. The applicants were employed as casual labourers under the respondent BSNL authorities during the period 1997 to 1999. They were appointed for administrative exigencies due to acute shortage of wor

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