Supreme Court of India · 2021-09-28
MALOOK SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2011/15645
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- MALOOK SINGH
- Respondent
- STATE OF PUNJAB .
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH, HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeals concerning the regularization of ad hoc clerks appointed in the Punjab Civil Secretariat. The court examined the policy of regularization and the implications of seniority for those whose services were regularized. It upheld the regularization policy, emphasizing the need for fairness and the protection of employees' rights after long service, ultimately ruling in favor of the appellants.