Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 6 · Decided 4 January 2011
Shanker Raju v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 6 · [2011] 2 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 311/2010
- Decided
- 4 January 2011
- Bench
- D.K. JAIN, H.L. DATTU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
Headnote
A B Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 - ss.10A and B - "Term of Office" of a Member of the Tribunal - Whether a Member of the Tribunal is eligible for re-appointment after C completion of term of ten years - Held: A member of a Tribunal can hold such office for a fixed and definite upon his office and that period may be extended for one more term of five years - Thus the total term that a o person can hold the office of the Member of the Tribunal is only for a period of 10 years - After completion of 10 years, he does not superannuate but goes out of the office.
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