Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 164 · Decided 31 August 1979
Rameshwar Prasad v. State of Bihar and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 164 · [1980] 1 S.C.R. 456
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 4313/1978
- Decided
- 31 August 1979
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, P.S. KAILASAM, A.P. SEN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 16, 32
Headnote
Supersession for promotion as Additional District Judge-Challenge under Constitution of India, Articles 14 and 16-When can arise. MaUc~Plea of malice not taken or 1nade out in the Petition cannot be 'taken notice of when argued. The petitioner challenged the order of the High Court recommending District Judges, and also the acc'eptance thereof by the Government, on the ground that his judicial career was without any blemish and therefore, the impugned orders were in violation of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution and that there was a colour .Jf malice in the recomm'endation by
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