Supreme Court of India · 2021-03-25
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI vs DELHI UNIVERSITY CONTRACT EMPLOYEES UNION
- Citation / case number
- SC 2017/14928
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
- Respondent
- DELHI UNIVERSITY CONTRACT EMPLOYEES UNION
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDIRA BANERJEE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.M. JOSEPH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court's decision allowing age relaxation for contract employees of the University of Delhi to participate in selection processes. The court emphasized that the opportunity to participate must be meaningful and that testing contract workers on the same standards as new applicants would be unfair. The ruling reinforces the principles established in the Umadevi case regarding the rights of contract employees in selection processes.