Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 307 · Decided 22 July 2002
Durgadas Purkyastha v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 307 · [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 223
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 552/2001
- Decided
- 22 July 2002
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, P. VENKATARAMA REDDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
OF INDIA AND ORS. JULY 22, 2002 [S. RAJENDRA BABU AND P. VENKATARAMA REDD!, JI.] B Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985-Section 8-Validity of-Judicial Member challenging the validity of Section 8-Contendirrg that the provision providing the term of 5 years and thereafter, re-appointment amounts the upper limit being 65 years of age in case of Chairman and Vice-Chairman and 62 years age in case of other members-Thus, in every case term of office would not end at the expiry of five years-They would become eligible for re-appointment for another five years period after D consideration by
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