https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174233 A one-time absorption scheme requiring 15 years' continuous research service and fixing a cut-off date was found to have a rational basis and was not shown to be arbitrary or unworkable. Relaxation under the scheme remained a matter for the competent authority, and a writ court could not compel mandatory waiver of eligibility conditions or rewrite the scheme to include additional service periods. The respondents had no enforceable right to regularization, and legitimate expectation could not create eligibility or override the scheme. The High Court's contrary approach was unsustainable, and the administrative decision under the scheme was restored in substance. en-us Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 31 Oct 2015 09:08:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174233 A one-time absorption scheme requiring 15 years' continuous research service and fixing a cut-off date was found to have a rational basis and was not shown to be arbitrary or unworkable. Relaxation under the scheme remained a matter for the competent authority, and a writ court could not compel mandatory waiver of eligibility conditions or rewrite the scheme to include additional service periods. The respondents had no enforceable right to regularization, and legitimate expectation could not create eligibility or override the scheme. The High Court's contrary approach was unsustainable, and the administrative decision under the scheme was restored in substance. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174233