Nikhil Kumar Sharma v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Nikhil Kumar Sharma v. State of U.P. and 3 Others; WRIT - A No. - 3317 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:37862; decision/order date 18.3.2025; Judge Vikram D. Chauhan. Keywords: handover/taking over of charge; work allotted to non-regular employee (Raj Kumar Sahu); employer's prerogative to allot work; employee cannot dictate terms; no legal restriction on handing charge to non-regular employee; administrative/policy decision; non-interference under Article 226 of the Constitution; counsel Sachin Dubey (petitioner), C.S.C. (State); writ petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
It is settled law that it is for the employer to decide which work is allotted to an employee; the employee cannot dictate the terms as to how the employer or the appointing authority should hand over charge of various work.