Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 559 · Decided 23 August 2013
Union of India & ORS. v. Shri G.R.RAMA Krishna & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 559 · [2013] 8 S.C.R. 261
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7032/2013
- Decided
- 23 August 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, A.K. SIKRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 309
Headnote
Service Law - Recruitment - Promotion - Andaman Lakshdeep Harbour Works (ALHW) - Post of Executive Engineer - Three alternate modes of recruitment to the Post, namely, (1) by promotion, failing which (2) by transfer on deputation (including short term contract) and failing both (3) by direct candidate is available and eligible to be considered, promotion method is to be resorted to in the first instance - However, on facts, no departmental candidate was available - Respondent had not completed 8 years regular service as Assistant Engineer, as required for promotion to the post
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