IIT Bombay – Non-Renewal of Contractual Appointment
Non-renewal of contractual appointment as Executive Officer (Legal) after expiry of renewed contract period is not termination.
Contractual employee cannot claim permanency
Continuation of contractual appointment for a long period does not create a legal right to permanency or continuation in employment
Continuation of contractual appointment for a long period does not create a legal right to regularization in service.
IIT Mumbai had appointed the petitioner as Executive Officer (Legal) on contract basis initially for three years and same was continued till 2025 i.e. for total nine years. By the impugned order dated 13.3.2026 the petitioner was informed that his tenure would come to an end from 24.4.2026.
Judgment dated 8.5.2026 of the High Court of Bombay in Writ Petition No.5148 of 2026 of Yuvraj Balasaheb Vharamble Vs. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and others

