Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 408 · Decided 22 August 2000
Rudra Kumar Sain and ORS. ETC. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 408 · [2000] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 573
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 490/1987
- Decided
- 22 August 2000
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, S. RAJENDRA BABU, D.P. MOHAPATRA, DORAISWAMY RAJU, SHIVARAJ V. PATIL (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970-Rules 8(2), 16 and 17- Seniority-Determination of-Direct recruits and .promotees-Appointment of promotees on temporary posts or on temporary basis on substantive basis C under Rules 16 and 17 after due consultation and/or approval of High Court­ long duration-Held, seniority should be determined including the period of their continuous officiation in the promoted post-Such promotions are not fortuitous/ad hoc/stop gap­ Service law-Promotions. Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970-Rules 2(b)(d)(e) and 16- 'Members of the
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