Service Regularization

Scope and plenary power of Supreme Court under Article 136
Obligation of state as model employer against worker exploitation
Inapplicability of doctrine of waiver to fundamental constitutional rights
Judicial invalidation of unconscionable standard form employment contracts
Constitutional protection of vulnerable employees against unequal bargaining power
Operation of legitimate expectation in long-term temporary public service
Requirement of reasoned speaking orders for discontinuing long service
Prohibition against perpetual ad-hocism and nominal employment labels
Distinction between illegal and irregular appointments for regularization benefits
Contractual nomenclature cannot override constitutional equality protections