In Brief
Appellants engaged as daily-wage workers since 1993, later made contractual and temporary, challenged termination of their services. Despite a High Court dismissal of their regularization plea, the Supreme Court allowed their appeal. The Court held that employees with 10+ years in sanctioned posts, even if irregularly appointed, are entitled to regularization as a one-time measure when the employer itself conferred temporary status and paid regular scales. The Court ordered regularization from October 2, 2002, with full arrears and benefits, criticizing misapplication of the Uma Devi precedent to deny regularization in cases of long-term exploitative employment.
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