In Brief
Employees of Uttar Pradesh selected before the 2000 reorganization but appointed after the creation of Uttarakhand challenged their transfer to the new state. The High Court ruled they remained U.P. employees since they were appointed after reorganization. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, holding that the Central Government's 2000 guidelines and 2004 letter expressly contemplated allocation of such appointees to either successor state on mutual consent. The appointment letters themselves indicated services could be allocated to either state. Transfer with mutual consent of both states was valid and involved no procedural infirmity. The Court set aside the High Court's judgment."
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