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Absorption of contractual technical staff must consider original qualification at appointment, not just the redesignated post, ruled Calcutta HC. The ruling protects service quality under the National Policy for ICT in Judiciary and impacts district court technical staff.
The Supreme Court ruled that Rule 10's 'special circumstances' cannot cure illegal deputation and subsequent absorption, overturning the High Court's sympathetic retention of four engineers with 18 years' service. Repatriation to the parent Development & Panchayat Department was ordered, affirming that prolonged service does not legitimize backdoor entry into public employment.
Bombay High Court rules that past service must be counted for Shikshan Sevaks’ reappointment under GR 2005, rejecting denial based on delay. The judgment clarifies distinctions between absorption and reappointment, impacting thousands of contractual teachers in Maharashtra’s private schools.
The Calcutta High Court ruled that casual security guards with over three decades of uninterrupted service cannot be denied absorption merely because their duties were later outsourced post-merger. The judgment affirms that statutory rights under the Industrial Disputes Act override administrative reclassification, setting a precedent for long-serving temporary workers in merged public sector entities.
The Delhi High Court ruled that even if a deputationist meets all eligibility criteria under a Standing Operating Procedure, absorption into a permanent post remains a discretionary administrative decision, not a legal entitlement. This clarifies that post-repatriation claims for absorption are legally untenable, affecting thousands of central government employees on deputation across similar frameworks.