Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 325 · Decided 21 March 2007
GOVT. of A.P. and ANR. v. G. Jayprasad Rao and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 325 · [2007] 4 S.C.R. 256
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7384/2003
- Decided
- 21 March 2007
- Bench
- A.K. MATHUR, TARUN CHATTERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 16, 21
Headnote
Service Law: Andhra Pradesh Police (Civil) Service Rules, 1998: Note 2 to Rule 3 and_ Proviso to Rule 6-Constitutional validity of­ Inspectors of police and Deputy Superintendents of Police-Method. of appointment-Accelerated promotion-By an amendment to the Rule a scheme was introduced for as an incentive for these ofjicers­ Constitutional validity of amendment challenged before State Administrative Tribunal-Tribunal struck down the amendment being violative ~f Arts. 14, 16 and 21-High Court affirmed the decision of the Tribunal and held that the amendment did not satisfo the
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