STATE OF PUNJAB vs GURSHARAN SINGH .

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court directing the absorption of government employees from the Government Engineering College, Bhatinda, into government service after the college was handed over to an autonomous body. The Court clarified that government servants affected by the abolition of posts must be absorbed according to policy, and it was determined that seven non-teaching staff and five lecturers would be absorbed in government institutions with their existing pay scales. The Court emphasized the importance of maintaining the status of government employees during such transitions.