In Brief
A lecturer appointed to Mahatma Gandhi University challenged the denial of permanent employment status and pensionary benefits. The appointment letter did not explicitly state the appointment was temporary, and the appellant drew salary as per the permanent cadre scale. The Court held that absent express language marking it as temporary, an appointment must be presumed permanent. All retiral and pensionary benefits were ordered to be computed on the basis of permanent employment and paid within eight weeks. The appeal was allowed with no order as to costs.
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