State Of Punjab vs Bahadur Singh & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the non-regularization of work-charged employees, who had served for over 16 years, violated the principles established in prior judgments, including the directive for regularization based on seniority as per government instructions. The Court emphasized that the authorities' actions were arbitrary and contrary to the spirit of the law, thus directing the regularization of the employees' services with all consequential benefits. The appeal was allowed, and the matter was remanded to the High Court for fresh consideration in light of the established legal principles.