UNION OF INDIA vs G.R.RAMA KRISHNA

The Supreme Court ruled that the ad-hoc service of the respondent as Assistant Engineer cannot be counted towards the requisite eight years of regular service for promotion to Executive Engineer under the relevant recruitment rules. The Court held that the respondent's acceptance of the regularization order and the probation period precluded him from claiming the ad-hoc service as regular. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision.