हरियाणा राज्य बनाम जसमेर सिंह
| Citation | (1996) 11 SCC 77 |
| Court | Supreme Court of India |
| Date | 13 November 1996 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Bench | K. Ramaswamy, G.B. Pattanaik JJ. |
| Acts/Articles | Article 14, Article 16, Article 21 |
| Category | Haryana-Specific, Service & Employment Law |
Key Principle Established
Contractual employee retained beyond tenure cannot be terminated without following principles of natural justice.
Contractual employees in Haryana government were terminated after years of continuous service without show-cause notice or opportunity of hearing.
The Court held that when a contractual employee has been retained beyond the initial contract period and performs the same duties as regular employees, services cannot be terminated arbitrarily. Principles of natural justice must be followed.
Widely cited Haryana-specific authority on contractual employee rights, particularly for employees under HKRNL and other state schemes.
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