A.MAHUDESWARAN AND AORS vs GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of regularization of services for Surveyors and Draftsmen in Tamil Nadu following the abolition of the Village Officer post in 1982. The Court held that the regularization of services must be based on the date of promotion and clarified that the Government's directive to regularize the services of certain respondents, which resulted in the appellants becoming junior-most, was improper. The Court emphasized the need for a fair and transparent process in determining seniority and regularization, ultimately allowing the appeals of the appellants.