BIRMA DEVI AND ORS vs UOI AND ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 9480/2021 BIRMA DEVI AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Annu Mehta, Mr. Rubinder Ghumman and Ms. Celly Sadana, Advs. versus UOI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Avnish Singh, SPC with Mr. Mahendra Vikram Singh, Ms. Kanchan Kumari, Mr. Vishal Kr. Yadav, Mr. Anant Yadav and Ms. Pushplata Singh, Advs. for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 03.02.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioners were engaged as Class-IV Beldars on daily- wage basis, with the Archaeological Survey of India1 in 1980. 2. On 10 September 1993, the Department of Personnel and Training2 issued an Office Memorandum3, which envisaged grant of temporary status to casual employees, employed with Central Government offices on daily wage basis, who had rendered one year 1 “ASI” hereinafter 2 “DOPT” hereinafter 3 “OM” hereinafter W.P.(C) 9480/2021 3. Of the various provisions contained in the 1993 Scheme, the following are relevant: “4. Temporary Status (i) Temporary status would be conferred on all casual labourers who are in employment on the date of issue of this OM and who have rendered a continuous