Sunita Devi v. State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP No.2083 of 2018, High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla; decided 07.03.2026 by Justice Bipin Chander Negi (oral). Petitioner Sunita Devi sought mandamus for regularization as Class-IV employee on the analogy of Brindla Devi, Shakuntla Devi and Neema Devi. Representation dated 22.01.2018 was rejected on 25.05.2018 by the Commissioner (Temple)-cum-DC, Kangra, in terms of Govt. instructions dated 19.06.2017 requiring five years as daily wager, making the petitioner eligible on 26.05.2019. Petition filed 31.08.2018; none appeared for the petitioner; held that services would have been regularized during pendency and petition disposed of along with pending miscellaneous application(s). Keywords: regularization, daily wager, Class-IV employee, mandamus, representation, Commissioner (Temple), Kangra, Dharamshala.
What did the court decide?
In terms of order dated 25.05.2018 (Annexure R-2/4) passed by the Commissioner (Temple)-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Kangra, the petitioner's services were to be regularized on 26.05.2019, after completion of five years as daily wager.