RAJASTHAN KRISHI VISHVA VIDHYALAYA vs DEVI SINGH

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of Sections 9, 11, and 19 of the Rajasthan (Regulation of Appointments to Public Service and Rationalisation of Staff) Act, 1999, declaring them ultra vires the Constitution of India. The Court emphasized that regularization of service cannot be granted solely based on long service without proper recruitment processes, as established in Secretary, State of Karnataka and Ors. v. Umadevi (2006). The Court upheld the High Court's directive for reconsideration of the respondents' cases for regularization, contingent upon eligibility and proper legal grounds.