Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1382 · Decided 26 November 1996
U.D. Lama and Others v. State of Sikkim and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1382 · [1996] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 180
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 14872/1996
- Decided
- 26 November 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, S.C. SEN, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 309
Headnote
Se1Vice Law : Sikkim State Civil Rules, 1977-Rule 4 (1)(2)(3)-Rules providing for C recruitment by three methods-The Government holding written and oral tests-On the basis of merit appellants were appointetJ-This procedure depriving many eligible officers-'1ubsequently, Public Se1Vice Commission were selected on the date on which the appellants was recruited-Notifications issued by the Government regarding their seniority-Retrospective-Whether D co1rect or not---Held, not illegal and so is valid. When the Sikkim State Civil Rules, 1977 came into force on 01-07· 1977, there was
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