Monday 17 April 2017

No Contract Labour or Casual Worker or Temporary Worker can claim for being absorbed as permanent employee on the ground of providing any specific service any particular tenure

No Contract Labour or Casual Worker or Temporary Worker can claim for being absorbed as permanent employee on the ground of providing any specific service any particular tenure


As discussed on query on absorption or regularization or permanence of Contract Labour/ Casual Worker or temporary worker can be construed so as to convey an idea of the nature of tenure of appointments.
There is no such provision available which has ever briefed about absorption or regularization & permanence of Contract Labour or Casual Worker or temporary worker can be construed so as to convey an idea of the nature of tenure of appointments.In this regard I'm supported by the realms of verdict by the Honorable Supreme Court & High Court of India which says that absorption due to regularization can't give permanence to any Contract Labour or Casual Worker or temporary worker whose services are ad hoc in nature.
By the verdict made by the Honorable Supreme Court in Secretary, State of Karnataka & others Vs. Umadevi & Others it's lucid that such Contract Labour or Casual Worker or temporary worker can't be treated at par with regular employees.

We shall also refer to the other decisions made in State of Punjab v. Surinder Kumar (AIR 1992 SC 1593) a three-Judge Bench of this Court held that the High Courts had no power, like the power available to the Supreme Court under Article 142 of the Constitution, and merely because the Supreme Court granted certain reliefs in exercise of its power under Article 142 of the Constitution, similar orders could not be issued by the High Courts. The Bench pointed out that a decision is available as a precedent only if it decides a question of law.


The temporary employees would not be entitled to rely in a writ petition they filed before the High Court upon an order of the Supreme Court which directs a temporary employee to be regularized in his service without assigning reasons and ask the High Court to pass an order of a similar nature.

There have been decisions which have taken the cue from Dharwad case and given directions for regularization, absorption or making permanent, employees engaged or appointed without following the due process or the rules for appointment. The philosophy behind this approach is seen set out in the recent decision in Workmen v. Bhurkunda Colliery of Central Coalfields Ltd. (1983 (4) SCC 582) though the legality or validity of such an approach has not been independently examined. But on a survey of authorities, the predominant view is seen to be that such appointments did not confer any right on the appointees and that the Court cannot direct their absorption or Regularisation or re- engagement or making them permanent.

I trust these realms of verdict will secure my view that No Contract Labour or Casual Worker or temporary worker can claim being absorbed as a permanent employee of any State or Industry or establishment merely on the ground of providing any specific service any particular tenure ( even if he had served for a decade).
Thus my view is lucid that the tenure of service provided by any Contract Labour or Casual Worker or temporary worker doesn't give any constitutional right to claim for making his or her employment permanent.

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