Chief Commissioner Of Income ... vs M/S. Leena Jain & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the regularization of services of employees who have been working on a contract basis cannot be granted merely on the basis of long service, as established in Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi [2006 (4) SCC 1]. The Court emphasized that regular recruitment must be adhered to, and ad hoc appointments should not lead to regularization unless they follow proper recruitment procedures. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision that the Central Administrative Tribunal's direction for regularization was contrary to established legal principles.