Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 512 · Decided 12 April 1996
State of U.P. and ORS. v. Harish Chandra and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 512 · [1996] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 260
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7068/1996
- Decided
- 12 April 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226, 136
Headnote
Seroice Law : U.P. Subordinate Officers Cleiical Staff (Direct Recruitment) Rules, 1985 : Rule 26. Recruitment to posts in class III and IV-Select list-Expired after prescribed period of one yea1~Issuance of Mandamus by High Court to recrnit candidates as per select list-Held : High Court erred in bad in D · law-Hence, High Court could not direct recruitment to such posts after expiry of select list. Constitution of India, 1950 : Article 226-Mandamus-lssuance of-Held: No mandamus could be E issued either to refrain from enforcing law or to do something contrary to law. F G
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