Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 120 · Decided 30 April 1991
Shankarsan Dash v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 120 · [1991] 2 S.C.R. 567
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8613/1983
- Decided
- 30 April 1991
- Bench
- B.C. RAY, K. JAGANNATHA SHETTY, L.M. SHARMA, M.N. VENKATACHALIAH, J.S. VERMA (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Civil Services: Recruitment by Competitive Examination-Candi­ date included in merit list-Whether acquires an indefeasible right of appointment-Filling up of vacancies-Adoption of different policy for general and reserved categories-Whether arbitrary and discriminatory -Indian Police Service Rules; Ru/es 3, 4, 6 and 7; and Indian Police Service (Appointment by Competitive Examination) Regulations: Regulations 2( I)(a), 8 and I3-App/icability of. c On the basis of the results of the combined Civil Services Exami- D nation held by the Union Public Service Commission for
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