DR I.B. GUPTA vs STATE OF U.P.

The Supreme Court ruled that the termination of the respondent's services as a Probation Officer was ineffective as it was not communicated prior to her maternity leave, thus she continued in service. The Court emphasized that the U.P. Regularisation of Ad Hoc Appointments Rules, 1984 applied to her case, allowing for regularisation after three years of service. The Court held that the respondent should be considered for regularisation under these rules, reversing the State Government's reversion order.