ORDER

CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J (Oral)

1. The relevant facts necessary for the adjudication of the instant petition are as under:

a. The petitioner is Central Public Works Department, a central government department which had engaged the respondent no. 3/workman as a contractor to operate inlet and outlet valve of overhead tank on work order basis at a mutually agreed rate w.e.f. 1st March, 1988. b. The respondent no. 3 was awarded the first work order w.e.f. 1st March, 1998 to 30th September, 1988 @ Rs. 600/- per month. Thereafter, the workman continued to be awarded the same work on work order basis for different periods at different rates between the periods of 1st March, 1988 to 31st March, 1993. It is stated by the petitioner that the contract for work entered into with the respondent workman expired on 31st March, 1993.

c. Subsequently, the respondent workman applied for regularisation of his services before the petitioner management on 10th August, 1994, however, the same got denied.

d. Thereupon, the respondent workman preferred conciliation proceedings before the office of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) New Delhi, however, the same failed vide letter dated 1