STATE OF KARNATAKA vs GADILINGAPPA .

The Supreme Court held that the respondents, who were appointed as Primary School Teachers without the requisite T.C.H. qualification, could not be regularized in their positions as their appointments contravened the Cadre and Recruitment Rules. The Court emphasized that regularization requires adherence to minimum qualifications as mandated by Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, thereby upholding the appellant's rejection of the respondents' claims. The appeal was allowed, reversing the High Court's decision that had favored the respondents.