Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 259 · Decided 4 May 2001
The Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha and Anr v. DR. K. Santhakumari
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 259 · [2001] 3 S.C.R. 519
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3595/2001
- Decided
- 4 May 2001
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
~ Service law Promotion-Selection post-Recruitment Rules providing promotion c on the basis of merit-cum-seniority-Effect of-Held, candidates not entitled .. to claim promotion only on the basis of their seniority . Practice and Procedure Counsel-Wrong concession made-Binding effect of D Officer with the appellant institute. The Departmental Promotion Committee of appellant prepared a list of eligible candidates for being promoted as Research Officer. Respondent filed a writ petition challenging her placement in the said select list on the principle of seniority-cum-fitness.
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