MEENA vs UNION OF INDIA . — C.A. No. 1318/2006

Case Summary: Meena v. Union of India (C.A. No. 1318/2006) Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals on February 24, 2011. While the Court acknowledged that the Chandigarh Administration's decision to replace contract staff nurses with service providers was arbitrary, it refused to grant relief because the appellants had already been relieved from their contract positions and could not be re-appointed. Background: The appellants were appointed as Staff Nurses (Class III) on six-month contracts at Rs. 7,200/month in Chandigarh's General Hospital. The Administration later decided to hire nurses through service providers instead of direct recruitment, terminating their contracts. After the High Court dismissed their writ petition, they appealed to the Supreme Court. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.