Y.H. PAWAR vs STATE OF KARNATAKA

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal, affirming that the appellant's appointment as a Class III employee was on an ad hoc basis and not regularized until the statutory rules came into effect. The Court distinguished the case from Direct Recruit Class II Engineering Officers Association v. State of Maharashtra, stating that the absence of a competitive examination and the nature of the appointments precluded the claim for seniority from the initial appointment date. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, maintaining the regularization of services as per the statutory rules.