Supreme Court · 1982 INSC 73 · Decided 15 October 1982
M.M. Gupta and ORS. ETC. ETC. v. State of Jammu & Kashmir & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1982 INSC 73 · [1983] 1 S.C.R. 593
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1349/1982
- Decided
- 15 October 1982
- Bench
- P.N. BHAGWATI, R.S. PATHAK, AMARENDRA NATH SEN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 109, 111
Headnote
Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir-:-Article 109 ( corresPonding to Article 233 of the <;onstitutton of lndia)-Scope" of-Promot~on Of subordinate fudges as District­ Judge"s-High Court's recommendations rejected by the State Government-Promo. ttOns and appointments made on to-Counter-proposals of State Government without communictiting them to the High Court-Whether could be treated as ,cousu/tatiOn. Seniority-Whethe·r could be the only criterion for promotions. Procedure-High Court declined to hear writ yetition againSt its owll . administrative
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