Shri Tingam Konyak @ Tingngam and 2 Ors. v. the State of Nagaland and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioners, work-charged Khalasis in the PHED, Mon, Nagaland, sought a writ of mandamus compelling the respondents to regularize their services under the Office Memorandum dated 17.03.2015. The respondents filed an affidavit-in-opposition showing that the Finance Department had agreed to create 24 supernumerary posts to regularize Petitioners 1 and 2 along with 22 others, and that the process for regularizing Petitioner No. 3 was underway and he was at Serial No. 186 on the DLVC verified list. The court found that the respondents were taking due steps in terms of the Office Memorandum and therefore disposed of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent authorities to take steps in accordance with the Office Memorandum dated 17.03.2015.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent authorities to take steps in accordance with the Office Memorandum dated 17.03.2015 for regularization of the petitioners.