GUWAHATI, India, March 2 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Jan. 30:
1. Heard Mr. P.K. Goswami, learned Senior counsel assisted by Mr. M. Das and Mr. A Das, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. P. Nayak, learned Addl. Advocate General, Assam for the respondents.
2. The petitioners were appointed as Work Charged workers initially for a fixed period and subsequently they continued to render services till their superannuation without any break. They were appointed on a monthly scale of pay requiring crossing of efficiency bar. The petitioners from their date of initial engagements till superannuation had been discharging their duties which are performed by any regular Employee in Grade-III or Grade-IV posts u...