Narendra Kumar Tiwari vs The State Of Jharkhand

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in denying regularisation to daily wage workers based on the cut-off date of 10th April 2006 as established in the Constitution Bench decision in Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Umadevi (3). The Court clarified that the Regularisation Rules should not be interpreted in a manner that discriminates against employees who could not complete 10 years of service due to the creation of the State of Jharkhand. The Court emphasized the need for a practical application of the one-time measure concept, allowing for regularisation of eligible employees despite the cut-off date.