SECRETARY, MIN. OF WORKS & HOUSING vs MOHINDER SINGH JAGDEV — C.A. No. 11378/1996

Summary The Supreme Court allowed the Government's appeal and set aside the High Court's decree. The Court held that respondent's suit for declaration against his service termination was barred by limitation because the right to sue accrued on September 10, 1957 (termination date), and the three-year limitation period expired before the suit was filed on August 13, 1965. The Court rejected the respondent's argument that limitation should run from his criminal acquittal date, ruling that the employer validly terminated his temporary service under Rule 5 of the applicable rules without requiring Article 311(2) compliance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.