Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 97 · Decided 2 February 2007
National Institute of Technology and ORS. v. Niraj Kumar Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 97 · [2007] 2 S.C.R. 184
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 429/2007
- Decided
- 2 February 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 12, 14, 16
Headnote
Contempt of Court-Contempt proceedings-Compassionate appointment-Cancellation of-By the institute-Pursuant to direction of C Court in a different proceeding-After giving proper opportunity of showing cause-Initiation of suo moto contempt proceedings-Propriety of-Held: Since the appointment was Law-Compassionate appointment. Service Law-Compassionate appointment-Compassionate D appointment de-hors a scheme and in violation of the constitutional scheme would be illegal and would be rendered a nullity. E Res-judicaCa-Applicability-Held: Where an order is passed by an authority
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