In Brief
The State of Madhya Pradesh challenged the Labour Court's award regularizing Arati Saxena as a permanent employee. She had been appointed on 5 June 1992 as a Hindi Typist on daily wages. The Labour Court found that she had worked continuously for over six months on a vacant post, satisfying the exception under Standing Order 2(vi) of the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules, 1963, entitling her to permanent status. The High Court upheld this award. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the concurrent factual findings of three courts below should not be disturbed, and affirmed the respondent's permanent employee status and subsequent classification as a Hindi Stenographer.
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