https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462380 SC held that displaced abkari workers who lost employment due to Kerala's 1996 arrack ban had no vested right to rehabilitation employment. Government's 2002 order promising consideration for 25% of daily wage vacancies in Corporation was modified in 2004 to prioritize families of deceased workers. Court found the modification reasonable, taken in overriding public interest to balance competing interests of displaced workers and unemployed youth. Workers' legitimate expectation claim failed as original promise was not unequivocal guarantee of employment. HC's finding that workers acquired vested right to employment under Article 21 was overturned. Appeal allowed. en-us Fri, 04 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:57:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462380 SC held that displaced abkari workers who lost employment due to Kerala's 1996 arrack ban had no vested right to rehabilitation employment. Government's 2002 order promising consideration for 25% of daily wage vacancies in Corporation was modified in 2004 to prioritize families of deceased workers. Court found the modification reasonable, taken in overriding public interest to balance competing interests of displaced workers and unemployed youth. Workers' legitimate expectation claim failed as original promise was not unequivocal guarantee of employment. HC's finding that workers acquired vested right to employment under Article 21 was overturned. Appeal allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 04 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462380