SANJUKTA PATTANAIK vs STATE OF ORISSA

The Supreme Court dismissed the special leave petition challenging the Orissa High Court's order, affirming that the petitioner, initially appointed as a clerk, was not entitled to be appointed as a teacher under the Orissa Education (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Teachers and Members of the Staff of Aided Education Institutions) Rules, 1974. The Court held that mere in-charge duties do not confer rights to a teaching post without proper appointment. The decision aligns with the Full Bench judgment interpreting that initial appointments must be to teaching posts, thus upholding the Director's refusal of the petitioner's claim.