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One set of contractual employee - Courts generally hold that one set of contractual employees cannot be replaced by another set without violating principles of continuity and fairness. Replacing existing contractual employees with new ones through fresh advertisements or policies is often deemed impermissible, especially when it undermines the stability of employment or contravenes established legal principles. For instance, courts have emphasized that contractual employees cannot be arbitrarily replaced, and such actions may be contrary to law or policy Jema Toppo VS State of Orissa - Orissa, DR. NADEEM KHAN vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH - Chhattisgarh, Dr. Meenal Pandey vs Employees State Insurance Corporation - Central Administrative Tribunal, Ravi Lekhara VS State Of Rajasthan - Rajasthan, Dr. Shobha vs Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment - Central Administrative Tribunal.
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Employer-employee relationship & transfer rights - The absence of a clear employer-employee relationship in contractual arrangements limits the rights of contractual employees, including the right to claim regular employment or transfer rights as a matter of law. Courts have clarified that contractual employees do not have an automatic right to transfer or regularization unless explicitly provided in the contract or applicable regulations Kundan Sugar Mills VS Ziyauddin - Supreme Court, Ravi Lekhara VS State Of Rajasthan - Rajasthan.
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Legal stance on substitution and continuity - The legal position is that substituting one set of contractual employees with another without proper procedural or legal basis is generally impermissible. Courts have intervened to prevent such replacements, especially when they threaten the stability of employment or violate contractual norms Jema Toppo VS State of Orissa - Orissa, SUNITA YADAV Vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS - Punjab and Haryana.
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Policy considerations and discretion - While courts recognize that employers have discretion beyond a certain period to discontinue contractual services, they also caution against arbitrary replacements, emphasizing that such decisions should align with legal and policy standards to avoid unlawful dismissals or discrimination DR. NADEEM KHAN vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH - Chhattisgarh.
Analysis and Conclusion:
The overarching legal principle from these sources is that one set of contractual employees cannot be replaced by another without due process, legal justification, or adherence to contractual and regulatory norms. Courts tend to scrutinize such replacements to ensure they do not violate employment rights, fairness, or established policies. Therefore, in the context of One Set of Contract Employee, the key insight is that maintaining employment continuity and preventing arbitrary replacement are fundamental legal tenets governing contractual employment arrangements.
References:
- SUNITA YADAV Vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS - Punjab and Haryana
- SUDHANSHU MALIK VS STATE OF U. P. - Allahabad
- Jema Toppo VS State of Orissa - Orissa
- Kundan Sugar Mills VS Ziyauddin - Supreme Court
- DR. NADEEM KHAN vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH - Chhattisgarh
- Dr. Meenal Pandey vs Employees State Insurance Corporation - Central Administrative Tribunal
- Ravi Lekhara VS State Of Rajasthan - Rajasthan
- Dr. Shobha vs Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment - Central Administrative Tribunal
Search Results for "One Set of Contract Employee"
• India - High Court of Punjab and Haryana
The court also noted that the petitioner was not a contractual employee of the State. ... and the State authorities and that the petitioner was not a contractual employee of the State. ... Issues: Whether there was privity of contract between the petitioner and the State authorities. ... agency which was having a license under the contract to supply manpower held there was no privity of contract between the appellant and the employer and she was not even a contractual ....
2016 0 Supreme(All) 1310 • India - Allahabad
MANOJ MISRA
year as a full time employee essential—Validity—Disputed qualification put in the advertisement is in conformity with Government ... [Para 29] ... (D) Regularisation—Guest Lecturer—Contract basis—Petitioners ... of Technical Education framed Government Aided Technical Education Institution Regulations, 1996—Regulations 3, 4—Guest Lecturer—Contract ... contract employee cannot be replaced by another set of contract employees. ... Having considered the....
2019 0 Supreme(Ori) 571 • India - Orissa
B.R.SARANGI
One set of contractual employee cannot be replaced by another set of contractual employee. ... Issuing a fresh advertisement to replace the petitioners with another set of contractual employees was held to be contrary to the ... of contractual employees. ... It is also contended that one set of contractual employee cannot be replaced by another set of contractual employ....
1960 0 Supreme(SC) 30 • India - Supreme Court
P.B.GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.SUBBA RAO, K.C.DAS GUPTA
The right to transfer an employee by an employer from one of his concerns to another is not implicit in every contract of service ... of contract of service - Substantial question of law. ... The Court also held that there was no express or implied term in the contract of service between the appellant and the employees ... Learned counsel for the appellant raised before us the following two questions : (1) The right to transfer an employee by an #HL_....
• India - High Court Of Chhattisgarh - Principal Bench Chhattisgarh
By issuance of advertisement the respondents have literally planned to substitute one set of contract employee by another set of contract employee which may not be permissible. ... Beyond a period of one year, it is always the discretion of the employer to decide whether to continue or discontinue the services of a contract employee. It is a case of the respondents that they are filling up the sai....
2025 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 11356 • India - Central Administrative Tribunal
SH. SURESH KUMAR BATRA, J, MRS. RASHMI SAXENA SAHNI, A
The court ruled that contractual employees cannot be replaced by another set, supporting continuity if performance is satisfactory ... The applicant states that she is entitled to work on contract basis and can only be replaced by a regularly selected employee. According to applicant, respondents cannot replace one set of contractual DINKY 2025.09.04 employee with another set of contractual employee. ... It is a settled legal propos....
2022 0 Supreme(Raj) 1581 • India - Rajasthan
INDERJEET SINGH
employee, citing the absence of an employer-employee relationship between the petitioner and the state-respondents, and the inability ... matter of right Ratio Decidendi: The absence of an employer-employee relationship and the inability of a contractual employee ... of a contractual employee to claim regular employment as a matter of right. ... without replacing one set of contractual employee to other contractual....
2022 0 Supreme(MP) 677 • India - Madhya Pradesh
S. A. DHARMADHIKARI
set of contractual employees cannot be replaced by another, courts should refrain from interfering with the policy matters of the ... appointment, nature of relationship between petitioners and respondents, legality of outsourcing services Ratio Decidendi: One ... It is a settled legal position that one set of contractual employee cannot be replaced by another. The petitioners herein were never appointed through regular selection or on contract basis directly by the S....
2017 0 Supreme(Kar) 1664 • India - Karnataka
S.SUJATHA, H.B.PRABHAKARA SASTRY
LABOUR & SERVICES - Termination of service - Termination of service of Temporary contract ... employee – In obedience of order of High Court in earlier Writ Petition, service was terminated by employer after giving the benefits ... Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workmen. – No workman employed in any industry who has been in continuous service not less than one year under an employer shall be retrenched by that employer until- ... (a) the workman has been give....
2025 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 10182 • India - Central Administrative Tribunal
Rajiv Joshi, J, Anjani Nandan Sharan, A
The Court frames the issue of ad hoc employment practices contrary to the established principle that one set of ad hoc employees ... to quash a notification and continue the appointment of the applicant as Ayurvedic Physician at ESIC Hospital, citing repeated contract ... The impugned Notification dated 20.12.2024 is liable to be set aside. ... Learned counsel for the applicant submits one set of adhoc/ contractual employee is being replaced by anoth....
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