Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 153 · Decided 18 August 1980
Baldev Raj Chadha v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 153 · [1981] 1 S.C.R. 430
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1390/1978
- Decided
- 18 August 1980
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, R.S. PATHAK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
RAJ CHADHA UNION OF INDIA & ORS. August 18, 1980. [ V. R. KRISHNA IYER AND R. S. PATHAK, JJ. ]. F. R. Rule 56(j)(i)-·Compu[sory retirement-·Officer with continuous service of 14 years and crossing efficiency bar whether can be compulsorily retired-Appropriate authority-Retiring interest under F. R. Ruic 56[i] [i] by the Accountant General. The appellant chellenged his premature retirement in the High Court by a Writ Petition which was dismissed in limine. In his appeal by Special Leave, the appellant challenged the order of retirement and argued that (i) the. Accountant
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