Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 72 · Decided 14 January 2025
Dharmendra Kumar Singh & ORS. v. The Hon’ble High Court of Jharkhand & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 72 · [2025] 1 S.C.R. 490
- Case number
- Civil Miscellaneous Petition No. 299/2025
- Decided
- 14 January 2025
- Bench
- B.V. NAGARATHNA, SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 233
Headnote
Issue arose as regards the promotion of the Civil Judges (Senior Division) to Jharkhand Superior Judicial Service. Judiciary - Superior judiciary - Jharkhand Superior Judicial Service - Promotion/appointment - Notification Jharkhand Superior Judicial Service - Quota for promotion based upon merit-cum-seniority and passing of suitability test is 65% - Appellants-promotee in the cadre of Civil Judge (Senior Division) participated in the selection process, however not selected - Appellants obtained
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