Appointments Without Advertisement or Interview Not Valid for Regularisation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that employees appointed without following due process, such as public advertisement, competitive selection, or interviews cannot claim regularisation of service.

It reiterated that such “backdoor entries” violate Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, which mandate equality and fair opportunity in public employment. The Court emphasised that regularisation cannot be used to legitimise illegal or irregular appointments made outside the prescribed recruitment framework.

Even long years of service do not create a legal right to be absorbed if the initial appointment itself was not made in accordance with law.

The ruling reinforces the principle of transparency and fairness in public hiring.

[Madan Singh v. State of Haryana]