The Orissa Service of Engineers (Validation of Appointment) Act, 2002

The Orissa Service of Engineers (Validation of Appointment) Act, 2002

This Act regularizes and validates the appointments of 881 temporary or ad-hoc Assistant Engineers across civil, mechanical, and electrical disciplines working under the Government of Orissa. By overriding standard recruitment procedure requirements, it grants these engineers official status as regular government employees with effect from the law's commencement date, protecting their positions from legal challenges regarding how they were initially hired. The law ensures that their past temporary service counts toward key benefits like pension, leave, and salary increments. It also establishes clear seniority rules, placing these validated engineers below those recruited through standard procedures in the same year.

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