STATE OF JHARKHAND vs MANSHU KUMBHKAR

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the Letters Patent Appeal by the Jharkhand High Court, affirming that the appointments made by Miss Suraj Mani Khalko were illegal as they violated Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India, 1950. The Court emphasized that the requisite procedure for appointments, as per the norms established on 3.12.1980, was not followed, and thus, the appointments could not be regularized. The Court reiterated that merely because an appointment was made by someone else does not justify perpetuating an illegality.