https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293967 Where recruitment rules and the advertisement contemplated direct recruitment without prescribing a fixed tenure, the appointing authority could not later convert the appointment into an initial five-year term or otherwise alter the selection conditions after the process had begun; that deviation was held arbitrary and inconsistent with the governing framework. The challenge was also not barred by delay and laches, because the appellant had continuously pursued correction through representations and the grievance arose again when fresh recruitment steps were taken. As the appointment was found unlawful, consequential relieving and subsequent appointment actions could not stand, and relief was moulded through notional continuation with monetary and retiral benefits up to superannuation. en-us Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:47:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293967 Where recruitment rules and the advertisement contemplated direct recruitment without prescribing a fixed tenure, the appointing authority could not later convert the appointment into an initial five-year term or otherwise alter the selection conditions after the process had begun; that deviation was held arbitrary and inconsistent with the governing framework. The challenge was also not barred by delay and laches, because the appellant had continuously pursued correction through representations and the grievance arose again when fresh recruitment steps were taken. As the appointment was found unlawful, consequential relieving and subsequent appointment actions could not stand, and relief was moulded through notional continuation with monetary and retiral benefits up to superannuation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293967