STATE OF HARYANA . vs HET RAM . — C.A. No. 5500 - 5516/2009

Case Summary: State of Haryana v. Het Ram (C.A. No. 5500-5516/2009) The Supreme Court held that work-charge service cannot be counted as regular service for ACP (Assured Career Progression) scale benefits under the 1998 Rules. The Court set aside High Court orders that had directed the State to treat work-charge employees' prior service as regular service. The distinction between work-charge and regular recruitment was deemed material; work-charge service requires no statutory selection procedure and ends upon project completion, unlike regular service. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.