GUWAHATI, India, June 12 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on May 14:
1. This writ appeal is preferred by the appellant being aggrieved with the order dated 18.03.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No.6609/2013 and other 2(two) connected writ petitions. The appellant in WP(C) No.6609/2013 has prayed for the following relief:-
"In the premises aforesaid, it is most humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court would be pleased to issue notice on the respondents to show cause as to why this Hon'ble Court should not issue a writ thereby quashing endorsement dated 07-09-2012 issued by the respondent no.3 and further direct the respondents to initiate appropriate steps within a stipulated time frame to consider the members of the petitioner union for regularization of their services and upon consideration of the causes shown, if any, and upon hearing the parties and on perusal of records, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court would be pleased to issue a writ in the nature of certiorari and/or any other appropriate writ/orders quashing the impugned endorsement dated 07-09-2012 issued by the respondent no.3 and further direct the respondents to initiate appropriate steps within a stipulated time frame to consider the members of the petitioner union for regularization of their services in accordance with the law and or be pleased to pass such other order, orders or directions as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case."
2. Brief facts of the case are that the members of the appellant Union, who are working as Casual Labourers in Border Roads Organization (BRO) had filed Civil Rule No.1893/1993 before this Court. The said writ petition came to be disposed of vide order dated 27.08.1996, whereby directions were passed by the learned Single Judge to take steps for regularization of the services of the members of the appellant Union, who had rendered more than 5(five) years in service. The said directions were required to be complied with within a period of 6(six) months from the date of passing of the order by the Writ Court.
The Union of India assailed the said order passed by the learned Single Judge by way of a writ appeal, which came to be disposed of by issuing direction to the Union of India to consider the case of the employees, who are working in the Organization for more than 5(five) years, in view of the Circulars holding the field for regularization of their services, with further direction that the casual labourers so engaged shall be allowed to continue to work in the Organization till they attain their eligibility for coming within the purview of the Circular holding the field for regularization of their services.
3. The said order passed by the Division Bench of this Court was challenged by the Union of India before the Hon'ble Supreme Court and the Hon'ble Supreme Court allowed the said challenge vide order dated 19.02.1999 and remanded back the matter to this Court by restoring the writ appeal filed by the Union of India to reconsider the same on merits.
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