STATE OF ORISSA vs SAROJ KUMAR JENA

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order directing the State Government to grant the respondent pay scales for the positions of Upper Division Clerk and Head Clerk, despite the State's argument that the respondent lacked the requisite qualifications under the Orissa Non-Government Aided College Ministerial Services (Method of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1999. The Court clarified that the Rules could not be applied retrospectively and that the respondent's appointments were valid as they had been approved by the statutory authority. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision.