a ld member recently asked latest case law and another ld member sought advise on regularisation. it is submitted that constitution bench decision in uma devi 's case is being followed by the indian courts. latest case decided on 6/5/9 is state of MP v. Mhd Ibrahim where the SC held that: For the purpose of legal and valid
recruitment, the provisions of the recruitment rules are required to be
complied with. An appointment through side door being an appointment in
violation of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India would be illegal.
It has been so held by a Constitution Bench of this Court in Secretary, State
of Karnataka and Others v. Umadevi (3) and Others [(2006) 4 SCC 1] [See
also Official Liquidator v. Dayanand and Others (2008) 10 SCC 1, State of
Bihar v. Upendra Narayan Singh & Others, 2009 (4) SCALE 282.
