In Brief
Upendra Singh, engaged as Grade III non-teaching staff by a private college that later became a constituent college of Bihar University, sought regularisation of services and back salary claiming long service and alleged government concurrence. The Supreme Court dismissed his appeal, holding that appointments made without open advertisement, competitive selection, or against sanctioned posts—thereby violating Article 14—cannot be regularised regardless of duration of service. The Court applied the Constitution Bench precedent in Uma Devi, confirming that illegal appointments void ab initio cannot be remedied through regularisation.
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