Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 436 · Decided 30 June 2014
U.0.I. v. S.P. Nayyar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 436 · [2014] 6 S.C.R. 116
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5852/2014
- Decided
- 30 June 2014
- Bench
- S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA, KURIAN JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Art. 226 - Writ jurisdiction of High Court - Scope of - Held: High Court under Art. 226 cannot sit in appeal over the assessment made by DPC - If the assessment made by DPC is perverse or is not based on record or proper record D has not been considered by DPC, it is to remit the matter back to DPC for recommendation, but in the absence of Character Rolls of other candidates, who were also in the zone of promotion, it is not open to High Court to assess the merit of one individual E who approaches it and direct to promote such person to higher post.
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