State Of U.P vs Neeraj Awasthi & Others on 16 December, 2005
"16.......The learned counsel also referred to the several rulings of the Supreme Court and in particular, to the decision of the Supreme Court in the Secretary of State of Karnataka -Vs- Umadevi reported in (2006)4 SCC page 1 and the decision of the Surpeme Court in Uma Rani v Registrar Cooperative Societies reported in (2004)7 SCC 112 and State of UP v Neeraj Awasthi (2006) 1 SCC 667. The thrust of his arguments was that even in the teeth of Industrial Regulations (Conferment and Permanent Status to Workmen) Act, persons who had put in 480 days of continuous work could not be regularised if the initial employment was illegal and violative of Regulations; the Act would not in such a case be applicable at all.