Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 202 · Decided 18 February 2020
Gelus Ram Sahu and Others v. DR. Surendra Kumar Singh and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 202 · [2020] 4 S.C.R. 794
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1667/2020
- Decided
- 18 February 2020
- Bench
- S.A. BOBDE, BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, SURYA KANT (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law: Appointment - Post of Principal - On facts, respondent no. 1 applied for the post of principal along with appellant nos. 1 to 7 - However, only appellants declared successful - Writ petition by respondent no. 1 seeking an essential qualification for post of principal at the Polytechnic colleges; sought quashing of the promotion order since none of the appellants possessed Ph.D. qualifications as also quashing of 2014 Rules - Allowed by the High Court - On appeal, held: As regards the Ph.D.
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