I.C.M.R. vs K. RAJYALAKSHMI

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal to regularize the services of the respondent from the date of her initial appointment under the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau project, despite the project being initially adhoc. The Court emphasized that the doctrine of fairness necessitated regularization as the project was intended to be made permanent. The Court rejected the appellants' argument that the adhoc nature of the project precluded regularization, affirming the High Court's ruling that the respondent's services should be regularized from 1.4.1975.