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Air Indja Etc. Etc. v. Nergesh Meerza & Ors. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1982] 1 S.C.R. 438
Bench S. Murtaza Fazal Ali J.
Decided 28 August 1981

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the latter part of r. 9 (2) gives the Government an arbitrary power of ignoring the just claims (1) [1967] l SCR 1012. (2) [1968] 1 SCR 349. c 500 SUPREME COURTS REPORTS (1982) 1 S.C.R. of successful candidates for recruitment to offices under the State.

Judgment, page 62

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Of those, 1 relied on · 7 referred to · 14 mentioned

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