STATE OF U.P. vs AJAY KUMAR

The Supreme Court held that for regularization of service, there must be an existing post and applicable statutory rules or administrative instructions, as established in the context of daily wage appointments. The Court found that the Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court erred in directing the regularization of the respondent's service without proper legal basis, thereby upholding the decision of the learned single Judge. Consequently, the appeal was allowed, and the order of the Division Bench was set aside, maintaining the status quo of the single Judge's ruling.