Supreme Court of India

S. B. Patwardhan & Others Etc. Etc. v. State of Maharashtra & Others

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Reported as [1977] 3 S.C.R. 775
Bench Y.V. Clfandrachud, P.K. Goswami and Fl. Murtaza Fazal Ali JJ.
Decided 4 May 1977

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons mentioned by them, that the rules under consideration do not in any manner violate the provisions of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 11 of 1960.

Judgment, page 26

From the headnote

Service matter-Promotees and direct recruits--Rule that "the probationer recruited directly to the service of Engineer Class II cadre in any year shrill, in a bunch, be placed seni'or to promotees confirmed during that year"-Validity of-If quota rule applicable for necruitm·ent should be applicable at the time of confirn1ation in the same cadre. In exercise of the power conferred by s. 241 (2) (b) of the Government of India Act, 1935 the Governor of Bombay framed rules called Recruitment Rules of the Bombay Service of Engineers (Class I and Class JI 1939), Rule 2 laid down the method of

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