THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.6254 of 2019

ORDER:

The petitioner was appointed initially as a Casual Clerk in the respondent company on 02.09.1987 at a daily wage of Rs. 24. It is his case that from the start, he was not paid a salary equal to that of similarly situated employees, which led him to file W.P.No.7336 of 1993 seeking regularization, and the writ petition was disposed of in terms of a similar case in W.P.No.8960 of 1987 dated 15.09.1987 based on a settlement agreement between the management and the union. This Court, by Order dated 02.06.1993, found the settlement binding and directed the respondent authorities to consider the petitioner's case for regularization. Subsequently, vide letter dated 11.12.1996, the respondent informed the petitioner that his services would be regularized in the future and placed him at Serial No.15 on the seniority list. The petitioner, however, contends that this list was unfair, as individuals appointed as late as 1990 were shown as seniors. This prompted him to file a contempt case, which was closed on 10.09.1997 with a direction for the respondent to consider the case of the petitioner when vacancies arose.

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