Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 315 · Decided 30 April 1995
DR. Rashmi Srivastava and DR. B.D. Srivastava and ORS. v. Vikram University and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 315 · [1995] 3 S.C.R. 572
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6001/1994
- Decided
- 30 April 1995
- Bench
- P.B. SAWANT, S.B. MAJMUDAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 16(1)
Headnote
Service Law : Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 14 and 16 (1) Seniority-Merit C promoted Readers and professors-Ex cadre employees-form a distinct class as compared to direct recruits-Cannot be treated equally with direct recruits-Competition can only be amongst direct recruits-Fixation of officiation was illegal D Madhya Pradesh Vishwavitzyalaya Adhiniyam, 1973 : Sections 6(30), 49 and Statute 16(2)-Merit promotion scheme-­ Readers and Professors-Not contemplated by the Act-No power to create additional posts for being reserved for merit promotees-flowever, the same E
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