Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 605 · Decided 13 August 1997
The Government of Andhra Pradesh and ORS. v. Syed Yousuddin Ahmed
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 605 · [1997] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 419
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9473/1996
- Decided
- 13 August 1997
- Bench
- SUJATA V. MANOHAR, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 309
Headnote
Service Law--Governmenc employee-Nature of relationship between the Government and its employee-Whether contractual-Held, origin of Government service is contractual but once appointed, the Government ser­ vant acquires a status, and rights and obligations are detennined by Statute. B c /aw-Unilateral amendment without consent of Government employee-Determination of service condition-Retrospective amend­ ment........Pennissibilty of-Held, the Legislature under Article 309 and the Governor under proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution can make law D detennining the service
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