SATCHIDANANDA MISHRA vs STATE OF ORISSA .

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Orissa Medical Education Service (Appointment of Junior Teachers Validation) Act, 1993, which was challenged as ultra vires the Constitution. The Court clarified that the Act was necessary to validate the ad hoc appointments made under the repealed 1973 Rules, despite the lack of a Selection Board as mandated by the 1979 Rules. The Court held that the Validating Act serves a legitimate purpose in regularizing the appointments of 49 Junior Teachers, thereby affirming the legislative intent to ensure continuity in medical education services.