In the year 2001, an advertisement was issued for direct recruitment of ClassIII employees, which led the appellants to file several writ petitions before the High Court which were clubbed together, the lead Writ Petition being W.P. No.7544 S S of 2003.
The appeals challenge the judgment and order passed by the Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court dated 09.07.2018, which has dismissed the appeals filed by the present appellants and companyfirmed the order passed by the learned single judge of the said High Court dated Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by SANJAY KUMAR 14.9.2017 with some modifications.
Aggrieved by the aforesaid three orders, the appellants filed Writ Petition No.4813 S S of 2014 and Writ Petition No.5530 S S of 2014.
While companysidering the same, the Committee also found that all the appellants were appointed prior to 31.12.2001 they were in companytinuous service thereafter and their services were satisfactory.
By a second order passed on the same day i.e. 16.08.2014, the District Judge also withdrew the earlier order by which, the appellants were granted the benefits of increments with certain other benefits.
It was further observed, that it was open for the District Judge and Selection Committee to take into account the length of service and experience etc.
Being aggrieved thereby, the appellants preferred appeals before the Division Bench of the High Court.
It further appears, that in the meantime the appellants, since they were companytinued for a long period, made representations to the District Judge, Ambedkar Nagar for their regularisation.
The said Committee submitted its report on 12.07.2012, recommending regularization of the appellants.
However, the successor in the office of the District Judge passed an order dated 16.08.2014 thereby, declaring that the orders of regularization were numberest.
It was further directed, that till the outcome of companysideration of his case for regularization he should be companytinued on adhoc basis.
Pursuant to the said recommendation made by the Committee, the District Judge passed orders regularising the services of the appellants on 09.11.2012.
It was also directed that the District Judge may send their names to High Court on administrative side for companysidering, if they companyld be granted relaxation in age.
The District Judge by an order dated 28.5.2012 companystituted a Committee under the chairmanship of an Additional District Judge, companyprising of two other members who were also Judicial Officers.
It is further to be numbered that after the writ petitions were dismissed by the learned single judge of the High Court on 14.9.2017, the appellants services came to be terminated immediately on 23.9.2017.
On creation of the Ambedkar Nagar Judgeship, the appellants were appointed on adhoc basis.
of the appellants.
Date 2019.12.13 164754 IST Reason The facts, in brief, giving rise to the present appeals are as under.
Being aggrieved thereby, the appellants have approached this Court.
The appellants were appointed in the year 19992001.
The Division Bench further directed that in case any recruitment process for Class III posts takes place in future, the appellants would be permitted to participate in the same and the Court would companysider grant of relaxation in age and grant of preference to them by giving some benefit of length of service rendered by them in adhoc capacity.
The initial appointment of the appellants was made for a period of three months, which term was extended from time to time.
In pursuance of the said report the District Judge vide order dated 09.11.2012 regularized the services of appellants from 01.06.2012.
The District Judge passed a third order on 16.08.2014 thereby, directing recovery of emoluments paid to the appellants.
Heard the learned companynsel for the parties.
Leave granted.
It appears from the record that subsequently the said selection process came to be cancelled and the appellants were companytinued in the employment on the ad hoc basis as per the interim order passed on 01.08.2006.
In the said bunch of writ petitions, an order was passed on 01.08.2006 providing therein, that appellants may apply in response to the advertisement and their cases shall be companysidered along with other candidates.
