Vice-Chancellor, Utkal University And ... vs Babaji Charan Rout And Ors.

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order regularizing the services of respondent No. 1, affirming that under applicable law, such regularization was necessary. The Court did not interfere with the regularization but addressed the dispute regarding the placement of respondent No. 1's name in the seniority list, directing that he may represent to the concerned authority for resolution. The appeal was disposed of without costs.