North Delhi Municipal Corporation v. Harleen Kaur & Ors.
The following Order of the Court was passed:
ORDER
1. Delay condoned.
2. Leave granted.
3. The High Court has furnished cogent reasons for declining to
interfere with the order of the Tribunal directing the appellant to consider
the cases of the respondents for regularization as Entomologists.
4. The respondents were appointed after public advertisement
and were selected on the basis of interviews. They have been working
since 1997-8. Though the appointment was contractual for a period of
six months, it has been extended.
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Subsequently, on 14 July 2008, posts were created by conversion
of the existing posts of AMO, DMO, Entomologist and Asst.
Entomologist. The Tribunal noted that the respondents are working against
seven posts of Entomologists out of twelve sanctioned po sts. The
respondents were engaged with a view to counter the outbreak of dengue,
a situation which continues to cause concern even at the pres ent time.
The Tribunal has duly considered the decision in State of Karnataka v
Umadevi1.
5. We are not inclined to entertain this appeal insofar as the grant
of regularization is concerned.
6. However, insofar as consequential monetary benef its are
concerned, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant submitted
that the Municipal Corporation should not be saddled with the obligation
of granting monetary benefits from 2008 as awarded by the High Court.
On this aspect, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents
has fairly left it to the discretion of this Court.
7. We, accordingly, order and direct that the grant of mo netary
benefits shall be with effect from the date of the judgment of the Central
Administrative Tribunal i.e. with effect from 1 October 2015. However,
we clarify that the respondents would be entitled to notional pay fixation
and continuity of service.
8. Subject to the aforesaid modification, the appeal is disposed of.
Compliance shall be effected within a period of two mont hs from the
date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.
Bibhuti Bhushan Bose Appeal disposed of.
NORTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION v.
HARLEEN KAUR & ORS.
1 (2006) 4 SCC 1