State Of Punjab And Ors vs Dev Dutt Kaushal Etc. Etc on 28 August, 1995
4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties I am of
the considered view that the terms and conditions of take over
cannot be changed subsequently by either party including the
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beneficiary. For the aforesaid view, reliance can be placed on the
judgment of Hon'ble the Supreme Court rendered in the case of
State of Punjab v. Dev Dutt Kaushal, 1995 Supp (4) SCC 748.
In para 5 of the judgment various conditions of take over were
noticed by their Lordships'. There was a specific condition that
on such take over the Government was to absorb only such staff
as was justified on the basis of actual workload in accordance
with the norms prescribed under the Government. It was also
stipulated that only confirmed and regularly appointed staff
through prescribed channel and approved by the
University/Department alone was to be taken over. The
appointment under the Government was to be subject to the
approval of the Public Service Commission wherever the
approval was required under the rules and on such appointment
under the Government the teachers were to be treated as new
entrants. The argument raised by the teacher before Hon'ble the
Supreme Court was that he was entitled to continue in service till
he was 60 years of age. The aforesaid argument was rejected by
observing as under:-