In Brief
An employee claimed entitlement to service protection based on alleged Scheduled Tribe status. The High Court had granted protection relying on a Full Bench judgment. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that because the Full Bench judgment underlying the High Court's order had been specifically overruled by the Supreme Court, the employee's service protection could not stand. The Court clarified that only employees covered by prior final Supreme Court judgments retain benefits. The appeal was allowed, quashing the protection previously granted to the employee.
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