IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

206 CWP-17035 of 2013(O&M)

Date of Decision: October 29, 2025 Ram Asra .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Jasbir Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vikas Sonak, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Aman Sharma and Mr. Chirag Soni, Advocate for respondents No.3 and 4.

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HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral)

1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India with a prayer for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus for directing the respondents to regularize the services of petitioner, who is working for the last 19 years with the respondents as daily wager employee. Further, praying for directing the respondents that during the pendency of the writ petition, he be paid the equal pay with all benefits being paid/granted to regular employees for equal work since the day petitioner was with the respondents and also staying the termination of the service of petitioner.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that petitioner was initially appointed as Chowkidar/Watchmen on daily wage basis on 06.12.1994