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PETITIONER:

STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. ETC. ETC.

Vs.

RESPONDENT:

PIARA SINGH AND ORS. ETC. ETC.

DATE OF JUDGMENT12/08/1992

BENCH:

JEEVAN REDDY, B.P. (J)

BENCH:

JEEVAN REDDY, B.P. (J)

AHMADI, A.M. (J)

KULDIP SINGH (J)

CITATION:

1992 AIR 2130 1992 SCR (3) 826

1992 SCC (4) 118 JT 1992 (5) 179

1992 SCALE (2)384

ACT:

Civil Services :

Constitution of India, 1950:

Articles 14, 16, 32, 136, 226 and 309-

Regularisation/absorption of adhoc and temporary employees

of State Governments and work-charged employees, daily

wage workers and casual labour-Directions of High Court-

Justification of-Orders of State Government prescribing

eligibility criteria for regularisation-Whether arbitrary,

unreasonable and discriminatory-Interference by Court in

service matters-when warranted-Guidelines for regularisation

issued.

HEADNOTE:

Over the last several years a large number of

appointments were made to Class III and IV services in the

two appellant State on ad hoc basis, i.e., without reference

to Public Service Commission or the Subordinat