RATTAN LAL & ORS. ETC.ETC. versus STATE OF HARYANA & ORS.

The State Government's practice of repeated ad-hoc appointments and arbitrary termination of teachers violates Articles 14 and 16, depriving them unreasonably of employment benefits and privileges. The government must take immediate steps to fill vacancies with regular appointments under the rules and allow current ad-hoc teachers to remain until vacancies are filled.

Parties: Petitioner: Raitan Lal & Ors.; Respondent: State of Haryana & Ors.
Jurisdiction: India
Judgment Date: 16 August 1985
Procedural Posture: Writ Petition / Final Disposition
Outcome: Petition dismissed
Legal Topics: Ad Hoc Appointments, Government Employment Policy, Teachers' Service Conditions, Articles 14 and 16

Constitutional Law Employment Law Education Law Ad Hoc Appointments Government Employment Policy Teachers' Service Conditions Articles 14 and 16

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Parties

Raitan Lal & Ors.

Petitioner

State of Haryana & Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition / Final Disposition

Legal Issues

1 Whether the State Government can appoint teachers on an ad-hoc basis for successive academic years and terminate their services before each summer vacation or earlier, continuing year after year
2 Whether such ad-hoc appointment policy breaches Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

State Government directed to fill vacancies as per rules and allow current ad-hoc teachers to remain until vacancies are filled.
Ad-hoc teachers shall receive salary and allowances for summer vacation and allowed leave as per rules.