State Cannot Keep Workers in Perpetual Temporariness: Rajasthan High Court Orders Regularisation

The Rajasthan High Court held that the State cannot exploit workers by keeping them in a state of “perpetual temporality” while extracting continuous and regular work. 

The Court observed that although regularisation cannot be claimed as a matter of right, constitutional principles under Articles 14 and 16 do not permit arbitrary and unfair labour practices.

It was held that denial of regularisation solely on the ground that the employee was not appointed against a sanctioned post is unsustainable, where the employee has rendered long, uninterrupted service and performed duties identical to regular employees.

Accordingly, the Court directed regularisation of the petitioner.

[Satu Lal v. State of Rajasthan & Ors]