Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 155 · Decided 22 August 1979
G. R. Luthra v. LT. Governor of Delhi & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 155 · [1980] 1 S.C.R. 313
- Case number
- WRIT TO PETITION (CIVIL)... No. 402/1977
- Decided
- 22 August 1979
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, D.A. DESAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Delhi Higher Judlcial Service Rules, 1910-Petitioner throughout senior to respondent-Both were allotted to difjerent States on division of State-Respon~ dent got proforn1a promotion in State Cadre-Petitioner given the benefit of "next below rltle" and pron1oted later in his State for recruitment to Punjab State Judicial Service, conducted in 1950 by the undivided State of Punjab, the petitioner and respondent no. 3 were placed at s~ nos., 4 and 13 in the merit list. On August 7, 1950 the petitioner was appciinted as a Sub-Judge against a permanent post while the
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