STATE OF BIHAR vs RAMDEO YADAV

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of the High Court's order that deemed certain untrained teachers as government servants from 1.1.1971 under the Bihar Non-Government Primary School (Taking Over Control) Act, 1576. The Court held that the High Court's interpretation was incorrect as the respondents were not duly appointed employees at the time of the school's takeover on January 13, 1981, and thus could not be regularized. The Court emphasized that until the takeover was completed under Section 3(4), the respondents did not acquire the status of government employees, leading to the reversal of the High Court's decision.