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Judicial Admission of Precedent Triggers Mandatory Regularization | Contractual Employees Entitled to Retroactive Benefits Under Equal Protection : HP HC
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|Himachal Pradesh High Court

Judicial Admission of Precedent Triggers Mandatory Regularization | Contractual Employees Entitled to Retroactive Benefits Under Equal Protection : HP HC

HP High Court rules that when the State admits a contractual employee's case mirrors a binding precedent, regularization with retroactive benefits is mandatory. The petitioner's six-year service was regularized with benefits dating back three years before filing, overriding pending SLP challenges.