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20-Year Continuous Service Overrides Res Judicata | Contractual Worker Entitled to Regularization: Rajasthan HC
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|Rajasthan High Court

20-Year Continuous Service Overrides Res Judicata | Contractual Worker Entitled to Regularization: Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court rules that 20 years of uninterrupted service as a contractual chowkidar entitles the employee to regularization, rejecting res judicata based on a prior wage claim. The court directed payment of arrears from the filing date and regularization within three months, setting a precedent for long-serving contractual workers in similar disputes.