3. So far as W.P.(S) No. 4311/2013 is concerned, it is a petition filed by the workers involved in the dispute seeking for a direction from the High Court to be issued to the State Government for considering the case of the workers for regularization of their services with regular pay-scale in the Water Resources Department. 4. At the outset, Shri Ashish Shrivastava, learned counsel appearing for the workers, submits that the State Government pending the dispute before this Court had issued a circular on 5.3.2008 whereby in the light of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Secretary, State of Karnataka and others v. Uma Devi (3) and others , 2006 (4) SCC 1 , a policy decision was taken for consideration of the cases of all those workers for regularization who were in employment prior to 31.12.1997. It was also the contention of Shri Shrivastava that pursuant to the said circular/policy decision of the State Government, dated 5.3.2008, the department has already issued instructions granting regularization to similarly placed daily wage employees in the department and all of whom have been regularized in services. The case of the workers involved in the present petitions was not considered only on account of pendency of writ petitions before the High Court. He further submits that in the light of the policy decision taken by the State Government, the case of each of the
