VIDYAVARDHAKA SANGHA vs Y.D. DESHPANDE .

The Supreme Court upheld the principle that appointments made on a temporary or ad hoc basis terminate upon the expiration of the specified period, as established in various precedents. The Court ruled that the respondents, who were appointed temporarily and accepted the terms of their appointment, could not claim a right to continue in their positions after the stipulated period ended. The Court dismissed the respondents' claims for regularization of their employment, affirming the High Court's decision to terminate their services as valid under the circumstances.