
Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Haryana Contractual Employees Act 2024 | Termination After Acquittal in Internal Enquiry Illegal; Reinstatement Mandated : Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that termination of a contractual employee under the Haryana Contractual Employees (Security of Service) Act, 2024, is invalid if the employee is acquitted in an internal enquiry. The court mandated reinstatement with continuity of service, reinforcing statutory protections for contractual workers against arbitrary termination.