Appointments in Contravention of Legal Provisions are Void Ab Initio: SC

State of Odisha & Ors. Etc.  Vs Sulekh Chandra Pradhan Etc. (Supreme Court of India) In this case  Perusal of the sub-­rule (1) of Rule 5 of the Odisha Education (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Teachers and Members of the Staff of Aided Educational Institutions) Rules, 1974 would show that the Secretary of the Managing Committee or the Governing Body, as the case may be, of an Aided Educational Institution, is required to apply to the Selection Board on or before the thirty ­first day of August every year with copy of each application to the concerned Inspector of Schools and...