Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 495 · Decided 27 October 1994
Sarat Kumar Dash and ORS. v. Biswajit Patnaik and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 495 · [1994] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 223
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8768/1994
- Decided
- 27 October 1994
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, N. VENKATACHALA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
DASH AND ORS. A v. BISWAJIT PATNAIK AND ORS. OCTOBER 27, 1994 [I(. RAMASWAMY ANDN. VENKATACHALA, JJ.J B / SERVICE LAW-Promotion-Principle of 'merit-cum-suitability with due regard to seniority '-Seniority should have no role to play when candidates found to be meritorious and suitable for higher to give reasons-Whether amounts to violation of principle of natural justice. While the appellants and respondents were continuing as Drug Inspectors, four vacancies for the post of Asstt. Drugs Controller had D arisen . .Preceding regular appointment, the Government constituted a
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