Indu Shekhar Singh & Ors vs State Of U.P. & Ors

The Supreme Court held that employees of U.P. Jal Nigam, who were on deputation to the Ghaziabad Development Authority, could not be absorbed into the Development Authorities Centralized Services as per Section 5-A of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973. The Court emphasized that the Act's provisions, particularly Sub-section 2 of Section 5-A, only apply to those serving in development authorities, and thus the employees from U.P. Jal Nigam were ineligible for absorption. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision.