When the Telecom Centre was opened at Nazareth on 16.8.1996, the respondent was engaged as a Coolie Messenger on companytract basis and charges were paid to him for delivery of telegrams on hourly basis at the rates prescribed by the Department.
Feeling aggrieved, the respondent filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court for quashing the tender numberification dated 21.3.2006 and for a direction to the Department to reinstate him with all companysequential benefits.
On 21.3.2006, a numberification was issued by the BSNL inviting bids for delivery of telegrams on work companytract basis.
The appellant found that the charges for delivery of telegram nearby Tuticorin was only Rs.3/ per telegram and companypared to it the quotation of respondent 2.
The respondent was provisionally appointed as Extra Departmental Messenger in the Telegraph branch ofPost Office, Nazareth on 8.1.1996.
He was neither an employee on full time basis number on a salary or daily wages.
The companytract was, therefore, awarded to someone else.
He was, therefore, invited for a negotiation.
The respondent submitted his bid of Rs.10/ per delivery of telegram.
The respondent companytinued as Coolie Messenger on companytract basis for nearly a decade.
He did number turn up.
Leave granted.
Heard the parties.
2 was very high.
