LAWS(SC)-2009-2-95

STATE OF KARNATAKA Vs. G V CHANDRASHEKAR

Decided On February 25, 2009
STATE OF KARNATAKA Appellant
V/S
SRI G V CHANDRASHEKAR Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) These appeals involving similar questions of law and facts were taken up for hearing together and are being disposed of by this common judgment. The short question which arises for consideration herein is as to whether the respondents herein having been appointed on an ad-hoc basis could be treated to have been regularized in their services.

(3.) Indisputably, a Constitution Bench of this Court in Secretary. State of Karnataka and Ors. v. Umadevi (3) and Ors. having regard to the provisions contained in Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India opined that any appointment made in contravention of any recruitment rules framed in terms of the proviso appended to Article 309 of the Constitution of India would be wholly illegal and without jurisdiction, holding: