STATE OF MYSORE AND ANR. vs H. SRINIVASAMURTHY

The Supreme Court held that the respondent, who was discriminated against in terms of absorption in the Department of Technical Education, was entitled to be absorbed from the date of his initial appointment in 1949, as per Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. The Court found that the State had a consistent policy of absorbing employees on deputation, which was not applied to the respondent, thus violating his right to equality. The appeal by the State was dismissed, upholding the High Court's decision to grant the respondent all consequential benefits.