Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 312 · Decided 14 July 2003
Ashwani Kumar Singh v. U.P. Public Service Commission and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 312 · [2003] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 528
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4571/2003
- Decided
- 14 July 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law: Appointments-Examination conducted by State Public Service C Commission-Vacancies due to non-joining of some candidates-Appointment by fresh selection ignoring candidates in the waiting fol-Challenge to-­ Rejected by the High Court-On appeal, Held: since a policy decision was merit, same could not be construed lightly unless totally irrational! D tainted with malafides-/t would not be appropriate to disturb subsequent appointments. Seniority-Claim of-Held, the candidates selected to the higher post earlier would be logically senior to those promoted to the post later.
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