Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 424 · Decided 30 March 2009
Nair Service Society v. DR. T. Beermasthan & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 424 · [2009] 5 S.C.R. 154
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1991/2009
- Decided
- 30 March 2009
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
SERVICE LAW: c Kera/a State & Subordinate Services Rules, 1958 - Rules 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 - Post of Medical Officer (Indian System of Medicine) - Reservation in appointments - Held: High Court's decision to read a proviso into rule 14(a) is based on conjectures and surmises as to what the - Hence not a legitimate method of interpretation - )--- High Court's reliance on annexure to Rule 15 is also not correct - Rule 14(b) has to be read consistently with Rule 14(a} - The correct interpretation of Rules 14 to 17 is that the Public Service Commission should adopt each batch of 20
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