Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 177 · Decided 2 April 2002
Sansar Chand Atri v. State of Punjab and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 177 · [2002] 2 S.C.R. 881
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2403/2002
- Decided
- 2 April 2002
- Bench
- D.P. MOHAPATRA, P. VENKATARAMA REDDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14
Headnote
B Service Law: Punjab Recruitment of Ex-servicemen Rules, 1982 (as amended by Notification dated 22.9.1992)-Rules 2(c)(i)(ii) and (iv)-'Ex-servicemen' C treating of for the purpose of appointment in service-Held, person in Army having earned pension after putting in the requisite period of service on any ground would be treated 'ex-servicemen '-If person discharged at his own request is not treated so, the same would be arbitrary and discriminatory- D Constitution of India, 1950-Article 14. Interpretation of Statutes-Purposive interpretation-Provision or a statute should be interpreted in
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