C.S.I.R. vs RAMESH CHANDRA AGRAWAL

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of absorption of research personnel under the CSIR, holding that the Central Administrative Tribunal's directive to consider relaxation of experience requirements for absorption is valid. The Court noted that the earlier ruling in Sabhajit Tewary v. Union of India was overruled by Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, allowing for service disputes to be adjudicated by the Tribunal. The Court upheld the necessity for the formulation of a scheme for absorption of long-serving researchers, emphasizing principles of equity and justice.