Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 617 · Decided 26 August 2011
State of Punjab & ORS. v. Jagdish Kaur
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 617 · [2011] 10 S.C.R. 728
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2897/2006
- Decided
- 26 August 2011
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 309
Headnote
SERVICE LAW: c Promotion from Class-IV to Class-I/I posts - Requirement of typing test in Punjabi - Held: In view of circular of Government of Punjab dated 24. 08. 1983, requirement of the test in Punjabi typewriting at the speed of 30 w.p.m. is manifestly a criteria for promotion from 'Class-IV 0 striking down the requirement is untenable - Since one of the employee has been promoted and the other has the order of the High Court in her favour, the latter should also be promoted and they should qualify the typing test as stateJ in the order - Since E in case of direct recruitment to a
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