Irregularly Appointed Staff Can't Be Arbitrarily Terminated Once Confirmed: Delhi High Court

In a significant judgment, the Madhya Pradesh High Court reinstated Narendra Tripathi, a Project Officer at Barkatullah University, Bhopal, who had been terminated after more than 25 years of service. The Division Bench, comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Chief Justice Vivek Jain, found that while Tripathi’s appointment was irregular, it was not illegal. The court emphasized that his confirmation in 2012 regularized his service, and therefore, as a confirmed…