Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 1298 · Decided 28 November 2019
R. R. Inamdar v. State of Karnataka & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 1298 · [2019] 14 S.C.R. 505
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1495/2016
- Decided
- 28 November 2019
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, AJAY RASTOGI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 16(4)
Headnote
Service Law: Reservation - Solitary post - Appellant-teacher belonged to Scheduled Caste - Fifth respondent-teacher was senior to her - When a post of Lecturer in English fell vacant, appellant was promoted to the said post on the basis of roster points - Fifth - High Court held that the post of Lecturer in English was a solitary post and that the appellant could not have been appointed to the post on the basis of reservation and the fifth respondent who was senior to the appellant had a valid claim and entitlement to the post - On
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