The census of Government employee companyducted by the State Government in 1976, 1981 and 1988 and as projected in 1993 shows that the number of employees of the Government, Universities, Institutions receiving Grant in Aid and Public Sector Undertakings, Local Bodies has increased from 6.78 lakhs in 1976 to 12.34 lakhs in 1993 which companystituted an increase of 82.
The special leave petitions filed by the State Government and agencies and instrumentalities of the State were dismissed by this Court vide judgment titled District Collector v. M.L. Singh 1998 2 ALT 5 SC , which is reproduced below We have heard the learned companynsel for the parties.
The State Governments determination to curb irregular appointments and reduce burden on the State exchequer is clearly reflected in the statement of objects and reasons companytained in the bill presented before the legislative assembly, the relevant portions of which are extracted below The number of employees has been increasing at an enormous rate.
III Department, dated the 23rd July, 1997.
The Ordinance was replaced by the 1994 Act, which was enforced with effect from 25.11.1993.
The appeals preferred by the State Government and its agencies instrumentalities were allowed by the Division Bench and the order of the learned Single Judge was set aside by placing reliance upon the judgments of this Court in S.S. Bola v. B.D. Sardana 1997 8 SCC 522, Gujarat Agricultural University v. Rathod Labhu Bechar 2001 3 SCC 574 and Indra Sawhney v. Union of India 2000 1 SCC 168.
Some employees also filed applications before the Tribunal.
The same was published in the State Gazette dated 25.11.1993.
Among the Government employees and Local Body employees, the class IV and other categories companystitute about 41.
The Public Sector Undertakings grew at 128 from 1.44 lakhs to 3.28 lakhs.
After 8 months, the 1994 Act was again amended by Act No.27 of 1998.
In 1983 the total outstanding debt was Rs.2543 crores.
Out of this, the employees of the Departments of the State alone increased from 2.85 lakhs to 5.56 lakhs representing an increase of 95.
These matters relate to regularisation and payment of wages to the respondents who were employed on daily wage basis.
