In Brief
The State of Rajasthan challenged a High Court order granting regularization of a contractual driver's services. The respondent had been hired on contract while the regular post-holder, Lalu Ram Meena, was on deputation. When Meena returned, the respondent's services were terminated. The Supreme Court held that this was not a case of substitution by another contractual employee, but rather the return of a regularly appointed officer. The Court reversed the High Court's decision, dismissing the respondent's regularization claim, though it awarded additional compensation of Rs. 25,000 considering the circumstances."
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