Supreme Court of India

University of Rajasthan and Another v. Prem Lata Agarwal

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Reported as [2013] 1 S.C.R. 758
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 5 February 2013

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid, the irresistible conclusion is that the continuance after the fixed duration goes to the root of the matter.

Judgment, page 23

From the headnote

SERVICE LAW: c ss. 3(2) and (3) - Pension - Ad hoc Professors/Lecturers - Continued in service - Claim for pensionary benefits - Allowed by High Court - Held: The initial appointment would only protect the period fixed therein - There could not have been continuance of the service afte( the fixed duration as 0 provided u/s 3(3) and such continuance is to be treated as null and void regard being had to the language employed in s.3(2) - Regulations do not take in their sweep an employee who is not regularly appointed - High Court has applied the doctrine of deemed confirmation which is

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