Arbitrary Distinction Based On Initial Work Nature For Denying Regularization From Correct Date Violates Articles 14, 16: Rajasthan High Court

In a recent judgment, the High Court of Rajasthan directed the government to regularize the service of Abdul Hamid, a Lower Division Clerk (LDC) in the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED), from the date of the original notification, December 18, 1989, rather than the date when he was actually regularized on January 16, 1992. This decision came after the petitioner’s continuous struggle for fair treatment and equality in comparison…