As per case facts, the Petitioner, a Home Guard volunteer, sought regularization after working continuously for over three decades as a Driver/Gunman. He was appointed based on a recruitment trial ... and performed duties akin to a full-time employee, receiving remuneration rather than a mere honorarium. The question arose whether Home Guard volunteers, despite continuous full-time service for decades, could be denied regularization, especially when the State claimed they were volunteers and cited previous judgments. Finally, the High Court found that the Petitioner, having been discharged, was entitled to a lump sum amount, noting his continuous full-time service and that the State exploited citizens under the guise of volunteers. The Court also directed the State to frame a policy for regularization of similarly situated full-time Home Guards.