Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1069 · Decided 22 September 2008
T. Jayakumar v. A. Gopu & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1069 · [2008] 13 S.C.R. 791
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5766/2008
- Decided
- 22 September 2008
- Bench
- TARUN CHATTERJEE, AFTAB ALAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law - Selection/Appointment - Application of candidate not in order and another application not submitted within time - Candidate permitted to participate in selection c process - Not selected - Challenging selection/appointment of the successful candidate -Authority taking the plea that in order/within time - Held: Permission to participate in selection process cannot ...... be a bar for holding the candidate ineligible for selection at a D later stage - Principle of estoppel is not applicable to such cases - In the facts, decision of Authority for not accepting the
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