Supreme Court of India

Jaswant Singh & Ors. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [1980] 1 S.C.R. 420

Bench Y.V. Chandrachud J.

Decided 29 August 1979

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the petitioners are employees of the Central Government.

Judgment, page 19

Authorities it was built on

1966 Mervin Coutindo & Ors. v. Collector of Customs, Bombay & Ors. cited by 13

Where later benches applied it

2013 State of Haryana and Ors. v. Sita Ram and Ors. referred to
2012 Brij Mohan Lal v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2019 Prem Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. distinguished

Of those, 1 distinguished · 2 referred to

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