Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 920 · Decided 16 July 2009
Ghulam Rasool Lone v. State of J & K & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 920 · [2009] 10 S.C.R. 591
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 14126/2009
- Decided
- 16 July 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, DEEPAK VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 16, 226
Headnote
~ Constitution of India, 1950 - Articles 14 and 16 - Illegal promotion of employee junior to petitioner upon relaxing Rules - Similar relief sought by another employee - Grant c of promotion and order attaining finality - Said relief sought by petitioner after 13 years - Set aside by High Court on - Interference with - Held: Not > called for~ Article 14 is a positive concept - Equality clause must be enforced in legality and not illegality - Person who D claims equity must enforce his claim within a reasonable time - Court may refuse to exercise its jurisdiction' on the ground of delay
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