Supreme Court · 1969 INSC 294 · Decided 17 October 1969
State of Assam & ANR. v. Kuseswar Saikia and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1969 INSC 294 · [1970] 2 S.C.R. 928
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 358/1969
- Decided
- 17 October 1969
- Bench
- M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.M. SHELAT, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM, A.N. GROVER, A.N. RAY (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 233, 132
Headnote
Co11stitutio11 of India, Arts. 233, 235,-Promotion of a person in judi­ cial service as Additional District Judge--Compe::~t authority-Powtr exercisable under Art. 233 or Art. 235. A B Civil Courts Act Assam Amendment XI[ of 1961-Designation of Sub- ··c ordinate Judge altered to Court's jurisdiction under Art. 235-RenJedy lies in rescinding the law. In exercise of the power conferred by Art. 233 of the Constitution and in consultation with the High Court the Governor of Assam "appointed" a person belonging to the State Judicial Service (Junior Grade I) to
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