Avneet Soni vs Kavita Agarwal on 28 January, 2026
61. A similar position was reiterated by the Hon‟ble Supreme Court
in S.P. Singla Constructions (P) Ltd. v. State of H.P.34, wherein the
Apex Court, while dealing with an appointment made prior to the
2015 Amendment Act, held that the amended provisions could not be
invoked to invalidate an appointment made in accordance with the
contractual terms governing the parties prior to 23.10.2015. The
Hon‟ble Supreme Court further reaffirmed that departmental or
unilateral appointments made under pre-amendment agreements
cannot be retrospectively invalidated by invoking the 2015
Amendment Act. The relevant paragraphs of the said judgment read
as follows: