Gagan Ch. Kalita vs The State Of Assam

The Supreme Court held that the appellant, who had been teaching Economics on an honorarium basis for sixteen years, should be appointed as a regular PGT Economics teacher since the candidates appointed above him in merit did not join duty. The Court emphasized that the denial of appointment was unjust given the vacancy and the appellant's long service. The appointment is to take effect from 02.04.2018, and the Court directed consideration of service benefits for the appellant's past service.