Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 620 · Decided 16 September 2010
V. Ranganathan v. N. Baskaran and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 620 · [2010] 11 S.C.R. 548
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 18247/2006
- Decided
- 16 September 2010
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, A.K. PATNAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service law: Appointment of Principal - Unsuccessful candidate seeking direction upon the authority to appoint him C to the post instead of selected candidate - Tribunal directing the authority to appoint him to the post - Writ petitions by the selected candidate and the authority - High Court - Held: No reason to interfere with the order of the High Court - Appointment process was fair, transparent o and reasonable - Challenge by unsuccessful candidate was not for quashing of appointment made and his prayer was limited to a direction to the authority to appoint him to the post -
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