High Court Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Smt. Shanti Devi vs State & Ors on 7 October, 2009

Rajasthan High Court – Jodhpur
Smt. Shanti Devi vs State & Ors on 7 October, 2009
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           S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.3218/2008

                       Smt. Shanti Devi
                              Vs.
                      State of Raj. & Ors.


       DATE OF ORDER                :          7.10.2009


               HON'BLE MR. GOVIND MATHUR, J.

Mr. S.P. Sharma, for the petitioner.

Mr. Durga Ram, for the respondents.

The petitioner was employed as Cook at the consolidated

salary of Rs.600/- per month in the Department of Social

Welfare at Govt. Ambedkar Scheduled Tribe Hostel-II on

15.9.1995. As per the averments contained in petition for writ

she is continuing as such, from the date of her initial

appointment, but the respondents have not regularised her

services though the consolidated salary has now been enhanced

as Rs.1800/- per month.

It is stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that

the case of the petitioner is required to be considered for

regularisation as per sub-rule (4) of Rule (6) of the Rajasthan

Class IV Services (Recruitment and Other Service Conditions)

Rules, 1999. Sub-Rule (4) aforesaid was added with the Rules of

1999 vide the Rajasthan Class IV Services (Recruitment and

Other Service Conditions) Rules, 2009 and that prescribes that if
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any person employed on the post referred in column No.2

opposite to Sr.No.4, de hors the rules and is continuing as such

upto 10.4.2006 by completing services of ten years without any

interception of the Court or Tribunal, then his / her services shall

be screened for the purpose of regularisation by the competent

committee referred therein.

According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the

case of the petitioner is also required to be examined and

screened as per provisions referred above. It is also stated that

this Court in similar case i.e. Durga Ram Vs. State and Ors.

(SBCWP No.920/2007) decided on 12.8.2009, while relying upon

the same provision directed the respondents to consider the case

of the employee concern in light of the scheme framed for

screening and while doing so, to keep in consideration the

judgment delivered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in case of

Uma Devi reported in 2009(1) CDR 626 (Raj.).

Learned counsel for the respondents has accepted the

position that in similar petition for writ, directions as aforesaid

were given by this Court.

This petition for writ too is disposed of in terms of the

directions given in the case of Durga Ram (supra) with a

direction to the respondents to screen the petitioner for the

purpose of regularisation of his/her service as Cook as per sub-

rule (4) of Rule 6 of the Rules of 1999, by keeping into
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consideration the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in

the case of Uma Devi (supra). Such exercise is required to be

made by the respondents expeditiously as far as possible within

a period of three months from today.

Cost made easy.

(GOVIND MATHUR)J.

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