Air India Ltd. vs Dharmender Kumar

The Supreme Court held that the High Court's interim order restraining the appellant from terminating the respondent's service was improper, as it lacked justification and contradicted the recruitment scheme. The Court emphasized that the respondent had not acquired any legal right to continued employment, given his short tenure of 53 days. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order, allowing the appellant to terminate the respondent's service while clarifying that if a recruitment scheme exists, the respondent may be accommodated under it.