U O I vs HARISH BALKRISHNA MAHAJAN — C.A. No. 14527/1996

The Supreme Court allowed the Union of India's appeal and set aside the Tribunal's order directing regularization of respondent Harish Mahajan's services as a Medical Officer. The Court held that medical officer positions must be filled through Union Public Service Commission recruitment per Article 320 of the Constitution, and the Tribunal's direction to regularize bypassed this mandatory procedure. The respondent was permitted to apply for selection through proper UPSC recruitment, with age relaxation available for his temporary service period. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.