B.T. KRISHNAMURTHY versus SRI BASAVESWARA EDUCATION SOCIETY & ORS.

B.T. KRISHNAMURTHY versus SRI BASAVESWARA EDUCATION SOCIETY & ORS.

A temporary/part-time lecturer working without appointment letter or selection process cannot claim reinstatement or regularization; oral termination in such circumstances is not per se illegal nor violative of natural justice.

Parties
Appellant: B.T. Krishnamurthy; Appellant: Sri Basaveswara Education Society; Respondent: T.D. Viswanath
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
08 April 2013
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Decision on Appeal From Karnataka High Court
Outcome
Appeals allowed; impugned orders set aside.
Legal Topics
Reinstatement, Regularization, Termination, Employment Without Appointment Letter, Principles of Natural Justice
Service Law Reinstatement Regularization Termination Employment Without Appointment Letter Principles of Natural Justice

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Parties

B.T. Krishnamurthy

Appellant

Sri Basaveswara Education Society

Appellant

T.D. Viswanath

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Decision on Appeal From Karnataka High Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a part-time/temporary lecturer working without appointment letter or selection process can be reinstated and regularized
  2. 2 Legality of oral termination and its compliance with principles of natural justice

Ratio Decidendi

A temporary/part-time lecturer working without appointment letter or selection process cannot claim reinstatement or regularization; oral termination in such circumstances is not per se illegal nor violative of natural justice.

Court Disposition

Appeals allowed; impugned orders set aside.

Orders

  • Education Appellate Tribunal and High Court judgments set aside.