Karnataka High Court orders regularisation of service of retired woman typist who worked 34 years on daily wages
The Karnataka High Court has ordered the state government to regularize the service of a retired typist who worked on daily wages for 34 years. The court ruled that the denial of benefits was unlawful and that retirement does not negate the legal consequences of such employment practices.
Why it matters
This ruling sets a significant legal precedent regarding the rights of long-term daily-wage workers to receive retirement benefits and service regularization.
Karnataka High Court orders regularisation of service of retired woman typist who worked 34 years on daily wages left The High Court of Karnataka has come to the rescue of a 64-year-old woman who served the State for 34 years as a daily-wage typist but retired in 2022 without being regularised despite being eligible and recommended by her employer for regularisation of service. File photo File photo https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/3uve7p/article71620498.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/State-cannot-afG61GN05FE.1.jpg.jpg SREENIVASA MURTHY V Bengaluru / Karnataka : 19/08/2020 : A view of High Court of Karnataka on 19 August 2020. Photo : V Sreenivasa Murthy/The Hindu. Bengaluru The High Court of Karnataka has come to the rescue of a 64-year-old woman who served the State for 34 years as a daily-wage typist but retired in 2022 without being regularised despite being eligible and recommended by her employer for regularisation of service.
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