A Haryana daily wager, Phoolwati, who worked for 25 years as a gardener without regularisation, has won a legal battle for job benefits. After her dismissal in 2016, labour and high courts ordered her reinstatement with back wages. Despite reinstatement, her services remained unregularised, preventing retirement benefits. The High Court rejected the Haryana government's arguments against regularisation, upholding the principle of protecting citizens from exploitation by the state.