The State of Bihar and Ors. v. Dr.Bijoy Kumar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Doctors inducted into the medical teaching cadre on contractual terms claimed their appointments were regular under the recruitment rules and challenged an advertisement for Assistant Professors. The court held the appointments inherently temporary, set aside the single Judge's judgment, allowed the State's appeals and dismissed the writ petition, restoring the advertisement.
What did the court decide?
Appeals allowed; the impugned judgment and order set aside; the advertisement dated 20.07.2011 restored, resulting in dismissal of the writ petitions.