Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 234 · Decided 13 March 2018
Union of India and ANR. v. Raghuwar Pal Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 234 · [2018] 4 S.C.R. 1012
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1636/2012
- Decided
- 13 March 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Service Law: Appointment - Without approval of competent authority - Termination of service - Without affording opportunity of hearing - Propriety of - Held: Prior approval of competent authority for appointment was mandatory as per service instructions - Therefore, appointment without prior approval of competent authority, suffers from the vice of lack of authority and nullify in law - The appointment being a nullity there was no question of observance of principles of natural justice before termination of such
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