Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 317 · Decided 27 February 1996
Union of India and ORS. v. K.V. Vijeesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 317 · [1996] 2 S.C.R. 1077
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4032/1996
- Decided
- 27 February 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, M.K. MUKHERJEE, K. VENKATASWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
AND ORS. v. K.V. VIJEESH FEBRUARY 27, 1996 (AM. AHMADI, CJ, M.K. MUKHERJEE AND K. VENKA TASWAMI, JJ.) Service Law: A B Select list-Candidates on panel-Acquire no indefeasible right to ap- C pointment-Unless the Rule provides State is under no legal duty to fill all vacancies-But State must act to consider D appointment in any existing or next available vacancy-Held not justified-On facts held appointments were made according to comparative merits of the candidates-Rejection of respondent's claim who was at the bottom of the select list held not arbitrary. Shankarsan Dash v. Union
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