Supreme Court · 1984 INSC 184 · Decided 28 September 1984
Jatinder Kumar & Ors v. State of Punjab & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1984 INSC 184 · [1985] 1 S.C.R. 899
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1194/1984
- Decided
- 28 September 1984
- Bench
- D.A. DESAI, AMARENDRA NATH SEN, R.B. MISRA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 16, 320(3), 323
Headnote
Right to be appointed to posts for which one was selected and recommended by the Subordinate Service Selection Board, nature of-Whether selection for the purpose of recruitment against anticipated vaconcies create an enforceable right by ' Writ of Mandamus--Whether non-appointment on the ground of of Articles 14and16 of the Constitution 11nd the principles of Promissory Estoppel-Constitution of India 1950, Article 320(3): whe1her mandatory or directory. I Pursuant to a requisition of the Inspector General of Police Punjab-to select and recommend suitable persons for the post of Assistant
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