Punjab Urban Planning And Development ... vs Karamjit Singh

The Supreme Court held that the regularization of the Respondent's services as a Chowkidar was annulled due to failure to meet the requisite three years of service prior to the cutoff date of 22.01.2001, as mandated by the revised Policy of the Government of Punjab dated 23.01.2001. The Court affirmed the decision of the Punjab & Haryana High Court which dismissed the Respondent's Writ Petition challenging the annulment, emphasizing that the regularization process must adhere strictly to the established policy guidelines. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the annulment of the Respondent's regularization.