IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (105) CWP-10150-1999 (O&M)

Date of Decision : 11.03.2025 Raj Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (105/2) CWP-3042-2002 (O&M)

Smt. Satya Devi ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present: Mr. Vinod Kumar, Advocate with Mr. M.K. Dogra, Advocate for the petitioners in CWP-10150-1999.

Mr. S.K. Rattan, Advocate for the petitioner in CWP-3042-2002.

Mr. T.P.S. Chawla, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab.

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Harsimran Singh Sethi J. (Oral)

1. By this order, two petitions are being decided, which involve the same question of law.

2. For the sake of convenience, the facts are being taken from CWP-10150-1999 titled as Raj Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and others

3. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners claiming the benefit of regularization of their services in view of the Instructions dated

23.01.1995.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners were appointed by the respondent-State on work charge basis starting from the year 1974 onwards till 1982 and they have worked for more th