In Brief
A contract employee of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences sought extension of his contract as Technical Assistant (ENT) after it expired in 2010. Despite receiving a favourable recommendation for renewal, his employer declined to extend it. The Supreme Court held that no contract employee has a statutory right to renewal; such decisions rest entirely with the employer. The Court found no arbitrariness in the refusal, noting that the employer had duly considered the extension. Changed circumstances years later (new appointments in 2016) could not justify renewal of a contract already terminated. The petition was dismissed.
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