STATE OF HARYANA . vs ZILE SINGH . — C.A. No. 5517/2009

Case Summary: C.A. No. 005517/2009 State of Haryana v. Zile Singh - The Supreme Court held that work-charge service cannot be counted as regular service for benefits under the Haryana Civil Services (Assured Career Progression) Rules, 1998. Work-charge employees engaged between 1966-1984 sought ACP scale benefits, but the Court ruled that "regular satisfactory service" requires recruitment through prescribed procedures, distinguishing it from temporary work-charge appointments. The appeals were allowed and High Court orders granting relief were set aside. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.