PATNA, India, July 30 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14:

Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction upon the respondents to consider his application for regularization on the post of Work Sarkar which he had been holding since 07.04.1983 till his reversion and further absorption on the post of Key Man-cum-Chaukidar in the year 2006 while many others similarly situated to him have been regularized on the post of Work Sarkar. Prayer has also been made to make payment of arrears of difference of salary consequent upon extending the benefit of ACP/MACP.

3. At the outset, Mr. Vijay Kumar Singh, learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted that in view of the subsequent develo...