Suraj Parkash Gupta And Others vs State Of J & K And Others

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of the Jammu & Kashmir Government's order regularizing ad hoc promotions of Assistant Engineers, which was challenged by direct recruits. The Court held that the regularization of ad hoc service without consulting the Public Service Commission contravenes the principles of fair recruitment as established under Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court upheld the High Court's decision that ad hoc promotions could not be regularized and that seniority must be determined according to established rules, thereby dismissing the appeals of the promotees.