Guwahati, Sept. 17 -- The Gauhati High Court has upheld the dismissal of 771 contractual employees of the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC).

It also highlighted massive irregularities in recruitment during previous administrations.

The decision is a follow up on the disclosures "that as many as 2,274 individuals were appointed on contract without abiding by due procedures under former ASTC Managing Directors Anand Prakash Tiwari and Khagendra Nath Chetia."

Probes state that important requirements like reservation policies, interviews, and proper selection processes were ignored during the appointments.

The dismissed employees had contested the order in court, but the High Court clarified three key directives: Employees must be ...