Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 208 · Decided 17 October 1978
B. L. Goel v. State of U.P. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 208 · [1979] 2 S.C.R. 82
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 911/1978
- Decided
- 17 October 1978
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, R.S. SARKARIA, N.L. UNTWALIA, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY, A.P. SEN (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 235
Headnote
U.P. Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1953-Rules 20 and 23-Appelfant a pron1otee to post of District Judge-Govern1nent created posts of District Judges for absorption of promotees-Three direct recruits confirmed as Dl5trict Judges against these vacancie~-Appellani not confirn1ed-iVotifications of. Under the U.P. Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1953 appointments to the posts of Civil and Sessions Judges were made by promotion from the rnen1bers of the U.P. Civil Service (Judicial Branch) and by direct recruitment. Rule ZU of the Rules dealing with seniority provided that :>eniority in
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