Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 88 · Decided 21 February 2005
India Literacy Board and ORS. v. Veena Chaturvedi and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 88 · [2005] 2 S.C.R. 200
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1317/2005
- Decided
- 21 February 2005
- Bench
- ASHOK BHAN, AR. LAKSHMANAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226, 12; Registration Act
Headnote
Constitution of India-Article 226 : Writ of Mandamus-Issuance of-Held : Mandamus cannot be issued C for continuing the appointee in service after expiry of contractual period D Writ Petition-Relief not prayed for, granted by High Court before final disposal-Propriety of-Held: Not proper for High main case. Respondents were appointed as teachers by the Appellant-Society on contractual basis for a fixed period. After expiry of the contractual period, Appellant issued an advertisement for fresh recruitment of teachers. Respondents were eligible to apply again. However, instead of applying
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