Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 287 · Decided 30 March 2016
State of Punjab & ANR. v. Brijeshwar Singh Chahal & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 287 · [2016] 4 S.C.R. 685
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3194/2016
- Decided
- 30 March 2016
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, KURIAN JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 165
Headnote
685 STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. v. BRIJESHWAR SINGH CHAHAL & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 3194 of2016) MARCH 30, 2016 [T.S. THAKUR, CJI AND KURIAN JOSEPH, J.] Advocates - Law Officers - Appointment of - By the State Government - Whether the appointment of Law Officers can be questioned or the bodies are trustees of the power vested in them and custodians of public interest - Therefore, the nature of their functions and duties (including the power to engage, employ or recruit servants, agents, advisors and representatives) must be exercised in a fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory and
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