Supreme Court of India

S. L. Sachdev & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [1981] 1 S.C.R. 971
Bench Y. V. Chandrachud and A. C. Gupta JJ.
Decided 28 October 1980

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that considering the history leading to the formation of the new organisation, SBCO-ICO, the distinction made between the two classes of U.D.Cs. in the context of the length n c of their service for the purposes of promotion is not arbitrary or unreasonable.

Judgment, page 9

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