Supreme Court of India
S.S. Moghe & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that in granting promotions to the deputationists during the period between 1971 and 1975 respondents 1 to 5 were not actuated by any intention to confer an unfair advantage on the deputationists.
Judgment, page 33
From the headnote
Constitution of India 1950, Articles 14, 16, 32 and 309. 875 Petitioners in 1979 assailing validity of promotion given to respondents between 1968 and 1975-No valid explanation for delay in filing petition-Denial of relief. No regular cadre and hierarchy of posts-No rules laying down modes of appointment/promotion to posts-Government whether competent to fill posts by securing services of suitable persons. Constitution of a new service-Method of appointment to various posts- c President whether competent to prescribe the methods by which vacancies in the different categories are to be filled.
Where later benches applied it
Of those, 1 referred to
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