Irregularity in Initial Appointments Cured Once Candidates Are Regularly Absorbed: Allahabad High Court
In a significant judgment addressing employment regularisation and protection of long-standing services, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that initial irregularities in appointments are deemed cured once employees are absorbed against sanctioned, regular vacancies. The Division Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava made this observation while allowing special appeals filed by two ad-hoc Assistant Teachers, whose services had been terminated decades after their initial appointments.…