Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 309 · Decided 18 April 2011
Bholanath Mukherjee & ORS. v. R.K. Mission V. Centenary College & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 309 · [2011] 5 S.C.R. 416
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2457/2006
- Decided
- 18 April 2011
- Bench
- B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, S.S. NIJJAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Service law: Appointment - Appointment of respondent No. 3, a monk as Principal of Missionary College - Challenged by appellants-teachers in the College - On the ground that respondent no.3 was junior to them and did not possess the 0 requisite qualifications - Writ Single Judge of the High Court - However, dismissed by the Division Bench of the High Court - On appeal held: Litigation in the instant case does not survive as the appellants have retired - Even if the writ petition is allowed and the appointment of E respondent No. 3 is declared null and void,
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