STATE OF PUNJAB vs BALDEV SINGH KHOSLA — C.A. No. 7793/1996

The Supreme Court allowed Punjab's appeal and reversed the High Court's decision that Khosla was automatically confirmed after three years of probation. The Court held that the three-year limit under Rule 10 is merely an enabling provision allowing continued service, not automatic confirmation, and that explicit confirmation requires satisfactory performance. The Court directed the appointing authority to reconsider Khosla's confirmation based on his 1993-94 performance and take appropriate action accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.