SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA, SUDEEPTI SHARMA
Board of School Education – Appellant
Versus
Raghbir Singh – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, J. (Oral) LPA-553-2019 (O&M)
This is an LPA preferred against the judgment passed by the Court in CWP- 11424-2015 dated 05.12.2018 whereby the Single Bench, after noticing the judgments passed in the case of Subhash Kumari v. State of Haryana and others reported in 2017 (1) S.C.T. 380 and Secretary, State of Karnataka and others v. Uma Devi and others reported in 2006 (4) SCC 1, has found that the writ petitioner had rendered 31 years of unblemished service with the appellant and directed as under:
Long service can justify regularization despite lacking formal qualifications, as established in prior judgments.
Irregular appointments may be regularized after prolonged continuous service, as technical grounds cannot undermine substantive employment rights.
Practical experience gained while working can be considered as a substitute for the prescribed educational qualification at the time of engagement.
Point of law : Petitioner herein did not put in 10 years of service under the respondent herein at any point of time. While that being so, the impugned order, placing reliance on G.O.Ms.No.22 and G.O....
The court established that long-term service and existing vacancies can warrant regularization, even if initial appointments were irregular, provided the employees meet certain criteria.
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