Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 532 · Decided 7 August 2014
State of Bihar and ORS. v. Chandreshwar Pathak
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 532 · [2014] 9 S.C.R. 391
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7392/2014
- Decided
- 7 August 2014
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, ADARSH KUMAR GOEL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 16, 311
Headnote
Service Law: A 8 Appointment - Temporary appointment of constable c made by order of Director General of Police without advertising the post - Set aside by single Judge of High Court - Appeal of constable allowed by Division Bench of High Court - Held: Appointment even on temporary post without eligible candidates violates the 0 mandates of Arts. 14 and 16 of Constitution - In the instant case, in the absence of any advertisement or selection process, appointment of respondent is not protected and could be validly terminated - Single Judge of the High Court was justified in dismissing
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