Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 659 · Decided 13 May 2008
State of Uttaranchal and ANR. v. Madan Mohan Joshi and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 659 · [2008] 8 S.C.R. 591
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3540/2008
- Decided
- 13 May 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Service Law - lnter-se seniority: A B Writ Petition filed by Respondent - Challenging senior- ity list of University Lecturers - Allowed by High Court - On C appeal, held: 'Sand others, who lose their seniority, in the event the writ petition was to be allowed, should have been impleaded as done - Inter se seniority may not be a fundamental right, but is a civil right - Respective rights of seniority of the parties, thus; required determination in their D presence - Matter remitted ta High Court far decision afresh - Respondent permitted to file application for impleading 'S' and
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