State Of Karnataka & Ors vs M.L. Kesari & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the appointments of daily wage employees made without following due process do not confer any legal right to regularization, as established in State of Karnataka v. Umadevi, which emphasizes adherence to Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. The Court reiterated that courts should not direct absorption or regularization unless appointments were made in accordance with constitutional mandates. However, it acknowledged that in certain cases of irregular appointments, where qualified individuals have worked for over ten years, regularization may be considered on a case-by-case basis.