Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 436 · Decided 17 May 2024
Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & ANR. v. High Court of Gujarat & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 436 · [2024] 5 S.C.R. 1074
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 432/2023
- Decided
- 17 May 2024
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 226, 235
Headnote
(i) What is the scope of principle of the 'Merit-cum-Seniority' in service jurisprudence; and (ii) Whether promotion of Civil Judges (Senior Division) to the cadre of District Judges in accordance with Rule 5(1) of the Service Rules, 2005 and the Recruitment Notice dated 12.04.2022 issued by the High Court of Gujarat is contrary to the principle of 'Merit-cum-Seniority' as laid down in All India Judges' Association (3). Constitution of India - Art. 32 and Art.226
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