STATE OF U.P. vs NEERAJ AWASTHI .

The Supreme Court addressed the jurisdiction of the High Court regarding the regularization of employees of the U.P. State Agricultural Produce Market Board under The Uttar Pradesh Krishi Utpadan Mandi Adhiniyam, 1964. The Court held that the High Court could issue directions for regularization only within the framework of the Act and the established regulations. The Court emphasized that appointments made without sanctioned posts were irregular and could be terminated, affirming the legality of the State's directive to cancel such appointments.