Supreme Court of India

Gazula Dasaratha Rama Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Others

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Reported as [1961] 2 S.C.R. 931

Bench S.K. Das J.

Decided 6 December 1960

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We are of the view that there is nothing in the nature of the office which takes it out of the ambit of els. (1) and (2) of Art. 16 of the Constitution.

Judgment, page 16

Authorities it was built on

1951 Angurbala Mullick v. Debabrata Mullick cited by 22

Where later benches applied it

2024 Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd. Etc. v. Nithu & Ors. Etc. relied on
2022 Mukesh Kumar & Anr v. The Union of India & Ors. relied on
2008 V. Sivamurthy v. State of Andhra Pradesh. and Ors. referred to

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