Supreme Court of India
State of Assam & Anr. v. Kuseswar Saikia and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the change is likely to lead to an impairment of the independence of the judiciary at the lowest levels whose promotion which was vested by the Con stitution in the High Court advisedly, will no longer be entirely in the hands of the High Court.
Judgment, page 7
Where later benches applied it
- 2020 Dheeraj Mor v. Hon’ble High Court of Delhi
- 2019 Dr. P. S. Malik v. High Court of Delhi & Anr.
- 2018 Telangana Judges Association & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2000 State of Bihar and Anr. v. Bal Mukund Sah and Ors.
- 1982 M.M. Gupta and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. State of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors.
- 1980 Hari Datt Kainthla & Anr. v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.
- 1978 High Court of Andhra Pradesh and Ors. v. V.v S. Krishnamurthy and Ors.
- 1977 Union of India v. Sankal Chand Himatlal Sheth and Anr.
- 1976 Baradakanta Mishra v. High Court of Orissa & Another
- 1975 Hlgh Court of Punjab & Haryana Etc. v. State of Haryana & Ors. Etc.
Of those, 1 referred to · 9 mentioned
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