STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH vs RAVINDER SINGH

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in directing the regularization of the respondent as a clerk, as there was no appointment order and the respondent was engaged as a daily wage worker for horticulture operations, not as a clerk. The Court emphasized that the claim for regularization was not maintainable under the circumstances, reaffirming the Labour Court's decision to dismiss the claim. The appeal was allowed, setting aside the High Court's order and upholding the Labour Court's findings.