STATE OF MYSORE & ANR. vs S. V. NARAYANAPPA

The Supreme Court held that the interpretation of the Mysore Government Order dated September 22, 1961, regarding the regularization of local candidates' services, requires that a candidate must be continuously in service from January 1, 1960, without any breaks to qualify for regularization. The Court found that the respondent's one-day break in service disqualified him from the benefits of the Order, thus overturning the High Court's ruling that had allowed his regularization. The appeal by the State Government was allowed, and the High Court's decision was set aside.