Case Law Analysis
|Central Administrative Tribunal
Uma Devi Doctrine Misapplication | Decades of Casual Service Entitles Regularization Despite Procedural Lapses : CAT Cuttack
CAT Cuttack rules that long-term casual workers in government institutions are entitled to regularization even if procedural requirements under the DoPT OM are not met, overriding the strict application of the Uma Devi doctrine. The ruling emphasizes substantive justice over technicalities, impacting thousands of similarly placed workers.