...which have been noted earlier, we are of the view that the decision in Uma Devi cannot be used as a charter to discriminate between similarly placed employees, once the Union of India in fact takes a...appointed as per the constitutional scheme." The directions issued in Uma Devi have been considered by subsequent benches of this Court. In State of Karnataka v. M L Kesari9, a two-judge bench of this Court held that the "one-time measure" prescribed in Uma Devi must be considered as concluded only when all employees who...this Court in Uma Devi does not preclude the claims of employees who seek regularization after the exercise has been undertaken with respect to some employees, provided that the said employees have...

...indication from the respondents that their performance was not satisfactory or required improvement. (iv). Compliance with 'Uma Devi' Guidelines: The appellants assert that their appointments were not "illegal" but at most "irregular." Drawing on the principles laid down in Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi4, they submit that long-serving employees in...Uma Devi (supra) does not intend to penalize employees who have rendered long years of service fulfilling ongoing and necessary functions of the State or its instrumentalities. The said judgment..., especially in cases of illness, retirement, or unforeseen circumstances. 26. While the judgment in Uma Devi (supra) sought to curtail the practice of backdoor entries and ensure appointments adhered to constitutional principles, it is regrettable that its 26 principles are often misinterpreted or misapplied to deny legitimate claims of long-serving employees. This...

...settled by the Constitution Bench in the case of Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi (supra) as to which of such affected employees are fit for regularisation in terms of that judgment.... The question of regularization of their service even by invoking paragraph 44 of the judgment in the matter of Uma Devi (3) (supra) shall not arise.”11. The appointments in the Health Department to Class III and Class IV posts firstly came up for consideration before this Court in Ashwani Kumar. This Court examined the following points:“1. Whether the appointments of Class III and Class IV employees on...-referred to and in the light of this judgment…………….”(Emphasis Supplied)21. In Uma Devi, the argument that the employees have legitimate expectations...

...the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the matter of Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi [2006 (2) PLJR (SC) 363] and with consensus of the learned Advocates disposed of the appeals “with a direction to the authorities, of the Health Department, Government of Bihar to reconsider the cases of all the affected employees with...basis of relevant facts and law as settled by the Constitution Bench in the case of Secretary, State of Kamataka v. Uma Devi (supra) as to which of such affected employees are fit for...ascertain whether any of the said employees could be given the benefit of regularization in service as observed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in case of Uma Devi (supra). The said judgment was not...

...aforesaid and taking note of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of Secretary, State of Karnataka & ors. Vs. Uma Devi & ors. – (2006)4 SCC 1 for considering the claim of employees for...Devi & ors. – (2006)4 SCC 1 for considering the claim of employees for regularization. Keeping in view the...petitioner for regularization in the light of law laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of Uma Devi (supra) and decide the claim of the petitioner by a speaking order within...

..., State of Karnataka & ors. Vs. Uma Devi & ors. – (2006)4 SCC 1 for considering the claim of employees for.... Vs. Uma Devi & ors. – (2006)4 SCC 1 for considering the claim of employees for regularization, respondents... are directed to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization in the light of law laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of Uma Devi (supra) and decide the claim of...

.... Vs. Uma Devi & ors. – (2006)4 SCC 1 for considering the claim of employees for regularization. Keeping...in view the aforesaid and taking note of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of Secretary, State of Karnataka & ors. Vs. Uma Devi & ors. – (2006)4 SCC 1 for considering the claim of employees for...the petitioner for regularization in the light of law laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of Uma Devi (supra) and decide the claim of the petitioner by a speaking...

...been held that selective application is subversive to law and weaponizes the judgment in the case of Uma Devi (supra) against employees who have rendered valuable services over number of decades...Karnataka Vs. Uma Devi (2006) 4 SCC 1 having ordered for consideration of all regular appointees to be considered for regularization...Online SC 3826) has held that the cases of the employees cannot be indiscriminatory rejected where the appointments are not illegal but only lack adherence to procedural formalities. It has...

...held that selective application is subversive to law and weaponizes the judgment in the case of Uma Devi (supra) against employees who have rendered valuable services over number of decades...of Karnataka Vs. Uma Devi - (2006) 4 SCC 1 for consideration of all regular appointees to be considered for regularization, the...Online SC 3826) has held that the cases of the employees cannot be indiscriminatory rejected where the appointments are not illegal but only lack adherence to procedural formalities. It has been...

...illegal but only lack adherence to procedural formalities. It has been held that selective application is subversive to law and weaponizes the judgment in the case of Uma Devi (supra) against employees who...Court in the case of State of Karnataka Vs. Uma Devi - (2006) 4 SCC 1...Jaggo Vs. Union of India (2024 SCC Online SC 3826) has held that the cases of the employees cannot be indiscriminatory rejected where the appointments are not...

...formalities. It has been held that selective application is subversive to law and weaponizes the judgment in the case of Uma Devi (supra) against employees who have rendered valuable services over...since 26.11.1996. It is their case that despite the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court in the case of State of Karnataka Vs. Uma Devi...(2024 SCC Online SC 3826) has held that the cases of the employees cannot be indiscriminately rejected where the appointments are not illegal but only lack adherence to procedural...

...case of Uma Devi (supra) against employees who have rendered valuable services over number of decades. 4 . Consequently, the respondents are directed to consider the representation of...Supreme Court in the case of State of Karnataka Vs. Uma Devi - (2006) 4 SCC... of India (2024 SCC Online SC 3826) has held that the cases of the employees cannot be indiscriminatory...

...Uma Devi (supra) against employees who have rendered valuable services over number of decades. 4 . Consequently, the respondents are directed to consider the representation of the...Constitution Bench of Supreme Court in the case of State of Karnataka Vs. Uma Devi...employees cannot be indiscriminatory rejected where the appointments are not illegal but only lack adherence to procedural formalities. It has been held that selective application is subversive to law...

...the Supreme Court in the case of Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi, reported in 2006 (2) PLJR (SC) 363 shall govern the cases of the affected employees and...law as settled by the Constitution Bench in the case of Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi (supra) as to which of such affected employees are fit for regularisation in terms of...Devi, noticed above, particularly, in the light of observations and directions in paragraph 44 of the said judgment. The State agreed to complete the exercise in respect of at least the affected employees impleaded...

...permanent, those not duly appointed as per the constitutional scheme." 19. The directions issued in Uma Devi have been considered by subsequent benches of this Court. In State of Karnataka v. M L Kesari, a two-Judge Bench of this Court held that the "one-time measure" prescribed in Uma Devi must be considered as concluded only when all employees who...regularisation in terms of the above directions in Umadevi as a one-time measure. "20. The judgment of this Court in Uma Devi does not preclude the claims of employees who seek regularization after the exercise...has been undertaken with respect to some employees, provided that the said employees have completed the years of service as mandated by Uma Devi. The ruling casts an obligation on the State and its instrumentalities to grant a fair opportunity of regularization to all such employees which...

...Bench in Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi (supra) and other decisions in which this Court considered the right of casual, daily wage, temporary and ad hoc employees to be....”7. Keeping in view the issues before the Labour Court and the settled position of law, I am of the considered opinion that case of Uma Devi (supra) is applicable on employees under the...cases of State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi reported as (2006) 4 SCC 1 and Ajay Kumar Sharma v. Presiding Officer, Labour Court reported as...

..., State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi it is permissible to direct regularization of ad-hoc/temporary employees who have worked for years together provided a vacant post exists.11...are retained.8. Old is gold. A trusted hand is retained on project basis, from project to project; and this explains project related employees taken either on ad-hoc or temporary basis...

...off that Judgment of Uma Devi is holding the field, then the policy is already framed by the State Government in the light of Uma Devi (supra). Respondents have already carried out a drive considering cases of daily rated employees those...consider the case of all the daily rated employees and examine their cases in the light of directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Uma Devi (supra). 23. It is also made clear that, if after scrutiny of the cases of the daily rated employees on...Uma Devi (supra) and has framed the policy for considering the cases of the daily rated employees who have worked for more than 10 years in the department coupled with the fact that the employees have...

...constitutional scheme." 19. The directions issued in Uma Devi have been considered by subsequent benches of this Court. In State of Karnataka v. M L Kesari, a two-Judge Bench of this Court held that the "one-time measure" prescribed in Uma Devi must be considered as concluded only when all employees who...one-time measure. "20. The judgment of this Court in Uma Devi does not preclude the claims of employees who seek regularization after the exercise has been undertaken with respect to some employees..., provided that the said employees have completed the years of service as mandated by Uma Devi. The ruling casts an obligation on the State and its instrumentalities to grant a fair opportunity of regularization to all such employees which...

.... It has been held that selective application is subversive to law and weaponizes the judgment in the case of Uma Devi (supra) against employees who have rendered valuable services over number of...almost 40 years or even more. It is their case that despite the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court in the case of State of Karnataka Vs. Uma...Devi (2006) 4 SCC 1 having ordered for consideration of all regular appointees to be considered for regularization, the State has...