Union Of India & Anr vs S.Nagarajan

The Supreme Court held that the High Court's direction for retrospective appointment of the respondent as a casual employee was unjustified, as there were no existing vacancies and the respondent was not in service as of 1.9.1993. The Court clarified that the respondent could only be reinstated as an ad hoc casual employee without benefits until a regular vacancy arises. The appeal was allowed, modifying the High Court's order to permit re-employment as an ad hoc employee, contingent upon a written application.