In Brief
Subhash and others claimed to have worked as Class-IV employees at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital for two spells, but no direct employment or payment records existed—their wages were allegedly paid through a contractor. The appellants sought regularization, but the respondent hospital disputed their employment status. The Supreme Court, finding the factual disputes unresolvable and unwilling to pronounce on the merits, disposed of the appeals by directing the hospital to grant preferential consideration to the appellants for any future Class-IV vacancies according to inter-se seniority, with age restrictions waived.
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