Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1060 · Decided 18 September 2008
Kerala State Electricity Board v. MR. Saratchandran P. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1060 · [2008] 13 S.C.R. 688
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5813/2008
- Decided
- 18 September 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14
Headnote
688 A KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD v. MR. SARATCHANDRAN P. & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 5813 of 2998) B SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 [S. B. SINHA AND CYRIAC JOSEPH, JJ] Constitution of India, 1950: Article 14 - HELD: Equality under Article 14 is a positive c concept- Its provisions cannot be invoked where the parties are similarly situated - No equity can be claimed D on the basis of an illegality - Service Law. Kera/a State Electricity Board (Integration of Board Sec- retariat establishment and general Establishment) Regula- tions, 1981: E Regulation 5(c) - Seniority - Employee in the
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