Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 501 · Decided 22 September 2003
State of Orissa and ORS. v. Bhikari Charan Khuntia and ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 501 · [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 986
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7938/2003
- Decided
- 22 September 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law : Appointment-Inclusion of name in Merit List/Select List and/or C recommended by Employment Exchange-Held, does not corifer indefeasible right to appointment if vacancies exist-State under no legal duty to fill up all or any of the vacancies-Interference with decision of State­ not to fill up posts has to be taken for proper D reasons-In the facts, held, decision not to fill up posts based on proper reasons. Respondents' names were sponsored by Employment Exchanges for filling up 150 posts of Junior Assistants by direct recruitment in the cadre of Local
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