India, Feb. 11 -- The Orissa High Court rendered a verdict disallowing reservation system for the appointment of Gram Rozgar Sevak (GRS), which are contractual in nature. Single judge bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra, while delivering the judgment, clarified that the position of GRS does not fall under the civil service categories of the state nor is it governed by the Odisha Civil Service (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules of 1962.

Justice Mishra highlighted that GRS appointments, linked to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), are contractual and those selected receive fixed remuneration without any claims to permanent state employment.

"In view of the clear finding of this court that GRS is ...