Satchidananda Mishra vs State Of Orissa & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the Orissa Administrative Tribunal's decision declaring the Orissa Medical Education Service (Appointment of Junior Teachers Validation) Act, 1993 as ultra vires the Constitution, specifically under Article 309. The Court established that the Validating Act could not retroactively validate appointments made without following the proper selection process mandated by the 1979 Rules. Consequently, the appeal against the Tribunal's ruling was dismissed, affirming the invalidity of the ad hoc appointments of Junior Teachers.