India Literacy Board And Ors vs Veena Chaturvedi And Ors

The Supreme Court held that the respondents, who were employed on a purely contractual basis by the India Literacy Board, do not possess a right to continue in service or challenge the advertisement for fresh appointments under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. The Court emphasized that contractual employees cannot claim the same rights as regular employees, and the High Court's interim orders were set aside. The appeal was allowed, affirming the principle that contractual employment does not confer permanent rights.