Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 143 · Decided 31 July 1980
COL. Avtar Singh Sekhon v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 143 · [1981] 1 S.C.R. 168
- Case number
- REVIEW PETITION (CIVIL) No. 104/1980
- Decided
- 31 July 1980
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
COL. AVTAR SINGH SEKHON v. UNION OF INDIA July, 31, 1980. [V. R. KRISHNA IYER AND 0. CHINNAPPA REDDY, JJ.) Review-When the! Court 1~ould revi~w its earlier judgment. Apprehending that the Government was considering a change of policy framed in 1964 for· choosing an officer 'to become the post the Department reported that the petitioner and respondent were equal in merit, but since the respondent in the review petition was senior as colonel, he be chosen for the post. After considering the legal import of the 1964 policy the High Court allowed the petitioner to become a
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