Jawahar Lal Sharma v. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar

SL. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar's order with Signatures COURT'S OR JUDGES'S ORDERS

W PSS 2 3 1 8 / 2 0 2 2 , W PSS 7 6 2 / 2 0 2 2 , W PSS 1 3 1 3 / 2 0 2 2 , W PSS 1 3 6 9 / 2 0 2 2 , W PSS 1 4 8 0 / 2 0 2 2 , W PSS 9 7 / 2 0 2 3 , W PSS 3 1 9 / 2 0 2 3 , W PSS 1 3 1 5 / 2 0 2 3 , W PSS 2 1 3 8 / 2 0 2 3 , W PSS 2 1 6 2 / 2 0 2 3 , W PSS 2 2 6 1 / 2 0 2 3 Hon 'ble Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i, A.C.J.

Mr. Sanjay Bhatt, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. P.S. Bisht, Additional CSC, for the State.

Mr. Rajendra Dobhal, Senior Advocate, assisted by Mr. Shubhang Dobhal, Advocate for the G.B. Pant University.

Mr. S.S. Lingwal, Advocate, for the G.B. Pant University in WPSS/ 97/ 2023.

(2) Since common question of fact and law are involved in these writ petitions, therefore, these are being heard and decided together. However, for the sake of brevity, the facts of Writ Petition No. 2318/ 2022 (S/ S) alone are being considered.

(3) Petitioner has sought following substantive reliefs:

"(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to regularize the service of the petitioner in Class IV Post, in pursuant to the Daily Wages, Work-charge, Contractual, Fixed-pay, Part time and Ad-hoc Appointment Rules 2011 or Regularization Rules existence in the respondent University (Annexure No. 1 to this writ petition).

(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to consider the claim of Petitioner for payment of arrears of difference of minimum of pay scale with dearness allowance on the principle of equal for equal work and pay the same with interest."

(4) Learned Counsel for the petitioners placed reliance on a judgment dated 8.11.2023, passed by this Court in WPSS No. 1202 of 2020 and other connected matters, and submits that identical issue has been decided in those writ petitions, therefore, present batch of writ petitions be decided in terms of the said judgment.

(5) Mr. Rajendra Dobhal, Senior Advocate, and Mr. S.S. Lingwal, Advocate, appearing for the G.B. Pant University, fairly submits that the issue involved in the aforesaid writ petition is identical to the one involved in present writ petitions. Learned State Counsel also does not dispute it.

(6) Since the issue has been decided by this Court in the aforementioned judgment dated

8.11.2023, passed in WPSS No. 1202 of 2020 and other connected matters, therefore, present writ petitions are disposed of in terms of the said judgment rendered by this Court.

( Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i)

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