K. KARUPPANNAN vs SECY. TO GOVT. OF TAMIL NADU — C.A. No. 213/1996

Case Summary: K. Karuppannan v. Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the Administrative Tribunal's order, holding that K. Karuppannan validly became an employee of Thanjavur Market Committee upon his transfer and appointment as Supervisor in 1983, and his subsequent regularisation and probation completion conferred permanent employment rights. The Court reasoned that his appointment was valid under the 1962 Rules then in force, and protective Rules 7 and 10 (added later) preserved the validity of all pre-1989 appointments, making his repatriation to Madurai Market Committee in 1991 wholly illegal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.