Supreme Court of India

Sant Ram Sharma v. State of Rajasthan & Anr.

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Reported as [1968] 1 S.C.R. 111

Decided 7 August 1967

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the petitioner has been unable to make out a case for the grant of a writ under Art. 32 of the Constitution.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950, Arts, 14 and !&-Selection grade po•ts in Indian Police Service-Appointme?1t on basis of merit and senio rity considered only when merit equal-If violative of the guarantee oJ equality. The All India Services Act, 1951, empowers the Central Govern- ment to make rules for the regulation of recruitment and condition• of service of persons appointed to an All India Service. In exercise of this power the Central Government framed the Indian Police .Service (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1954. Rule 6 of the said Rules re quires that a Gradation List of all Police

Authorities it was built on

1962 The Automobile Transport (rajasthan) Ltd. v. The State of Ra.jasthan and Others cited by 9

Where later benches applied it

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2024 Association of Engineers and Others Etc. v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Others Etc. mentioned
2013 Jagdish Prasad Sharma Etc. Etc. v. State of Bihar & Ors. mentioned
2013 S. Sivaguru v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. distinguished

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 distinguished · 3 referred to · 2 mentioned

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