REJI KUMAR . vs DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,KERALA — C.A. No. 4334/2000

Summary of C.A. No. 4334/2000 (Reji Kumar v. Director of Health Services, Kerala) The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Reji Kumar and others, who were appointed as Junior Health Inspectors on temporary contracts for one year in Kerala's Health Department. The appellants challenged their termination, arguing it must follow Rule 9(a)(iii) of the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules regarding seniority. The Court held that since their appointments were for fixed tenure without conferring permanent rights, the employment automatically ended upon expiry of the one-year term. The fourth proviso to Rule 9(a)(i) applied to their positions, making Rule 9(a)(iii) inapplicable. All related appeals (CA Nos. 776, 888/2001 and multiple SLPs of 2002) were also dismissed on September 10, 2002. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.