Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 352 · Decided 15 November 1990
Mohinder Sain Garg ETC. ETC. v. State of Punjab and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 352 · [1990] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 108
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5329/1990
- Decided
- 15 November 1990
- Bench
- N.M. KASLIWAL, M. FATHIMA BEEVI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14
Headnote
Civil Service: c D Excise and Taxation Inspectors-Appointment of-Examina­ tion-Viva voce-Value and importance of-Fixing 25% of total marks-Whether arbitrary and excessive-Calling for a large number of candidates-Whether vitiates selection-Quashing of selection­ Desirabi/ity of. For filling Committee issued an advertisement in newspaper. The advertisement stated that there would be three written papers in English, Punjabi and General i-.nowledge of Degree Stan­ dard and would carry 100 marks each. Those who obtain 33% in each paper and 40% in the aggregate were to be called
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