BIHAR STATE CREDIT&INVEST.CORPN.LTD. vs NIRMAL KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA — C.A. No. 2376/2001

Case Summary: On 26 March 2001, the Supreme Court allowed Bihar State Credit & Investment Corporation's special leave appeal against the High Court of Patna's judgment. The sole issue was whether respondent Nirmal Kumar Shrivastava, temporarily appointed in 1986 and placed on probation from 1987, was deemed confirmed in service. The Court held that absent a maximum probation period in the service rules, the respondent remained a probationer despite continued service; therefore, the High Court erred in conferring confirmed employee status. The Court set aside the impugned judgment and allowed the appeal, upholding the termination order as non-penal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.