If the foundational order is bad, it cannot be corrected subsequently

In State of Orissa & Anr. v. Mamta Mohanty, (2011) 3 SCC 436, this Court has held that any appointment made in contravention of the statutory requirement i.e. eligibility, cannot be  approved and once an appointment is bad at its inception, the same cannot be preserved, or protected, merely because a person has been employed for a long time.