Executive Engineer Zp Engg. Divn. & Anr vs Digambara Rao Etc. Etc

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of writ petitions seeking regularization of daily wage employees under the Kriya Scheme, emphasizing that the respondents were not entitled to regularization as their employment had ceased in 1996 and the scheme had ended. The Court reiterated that the claim for regularization must be based on legal entitlement, which was absent in this case. The appeals were dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision that the respondents had no right to continue in service or seek regularization under the circumstances.