Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh
Citation2014 SCC OnLine P&H 22487
CourtPunjab & Haryana High Court
Date2014
Year2014
BenchRajesh Bindal, Arun Palli JJ.
Acts/ArticlesArticle 14, Article 16, HKRNL
CategoryHaryana-Specific, Service & Employment Law

Key Principle Established

Government policy on regularization of contractual employees under HKRNL must be implemented uniformly. Selective application violates Article 14.

Brief Facts

Contractual employees under HKRNL sought regularization, arguing similarly placed employees in other departments had been regularized while they were denied.

Ratio Decidendi

Regularization policy must be applied uniformly across all similarly placed contractual employees. Selective regularization violates Article 14.

Impact & Significance

Significant Haryana-specific authority on HKRNL contractual employee rights, directly relevant to the large number of contractual workers in Haryana government departments.

Tags & Related Topics

Haryana-Specific Service & Employment Law Article 14 Article 16 HKRNL
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