STATE OF UTTARANCHAL vs ALOK SHARMA .

The Supreme Court examined the Uttar Pradesh Absorption of Retrenched Employees of Government of Public Corporations in Government Services Rules, 1991, particularly Rule 2(c) defining 'retrenched employee' and Rule 3(1) regarding the absorption of such employees. The Court held that the respondents, except for two, were not eligible for absorption as they were appointed after the cut-off date of October 1, 1986, and no notified order for their absorption was issued by the State Government. Consequently, the appeals were dismissed, affirming the non-absorption of the majority of the respondents.