Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 53 · Decided 23 February 1990
Som Raj and ORS. ETC. v. State of Haryana and ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 53 · [1990] 1 S.C.R. 535
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 221/1983
- Decided
- 23 February 1990
- Bench
- RANGANATH MISRA, M.M. PUNCHHI, K. RAMASWAMY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 16, 136
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 14 and 16 Service Law­ Punjab Subordinate Agricultural Service-Directorates of Agriculture -Subordinate Offices-Employees non-maintenance of common seniority-Held not arbitrary. Civil Services-Punjab Subordinate Agricultural Service Rules, 1933: Rules 3, Offices--,Ministerial service- Employees-Whether entitled for common seniority. Administratiye Law-Executive authority-Discretion-Must be guided by law. Rule of Law-Absence of arbitrary power is the first postulate. A B c D Service Law-Selection list-Employer has no power and
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)