Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 202 · Decided 23 February 2018
Sunil Samdaria v. Union of India Through Its Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 202 · [2018] 10 S.C.R. 289
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 835/2017
- Decided
- 23 February 2018
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, ASHOK BHUSHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 217, 224, 217(2)(a)
Headnote
Constitution of India - Arts. 217 and 224 - Appointment of Additional Judges of High Court - Petitioner challenged appointment of respondent nos.2 and 3 as Additional Judges of High Court on two grounds - Firstly, both the appointments having been made for than two years violates Art.224 and secondly, both respondents were retired members of judicial service of the State and notification was issued when both were not holding a judicial office, hence they were not eligible for appointment as Additional Judges of the High Court u/Art. 217(2) -
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