Supreme Court of India

Union of India v. M.A. Chowdhary

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Reported as [1987] 3 S.C.R. 424
Bench E.S. Venkataramiah and M.M. Dutt JJ.
Decided 7 May 1987

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above statement, this appeal filed against the .:J_. -­judgment of the High Court of Allahabad in Special Appeal No. 258 of 1974 which has also taken the view that article 311 is applicable to those Staff Artists has to be dismissed.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Constitution of India-Article 311-Protection of-Whether available to staff artists of All India Radio. The respondent was appointed as a staff artist in the All India Radio under an agreement on contract basis. On November 2, 1967 the Government of India passed an order stating that staff artists should be allowed to remain hi service upto the age of SS years and accordingly a clause was added to the agreement executed by the respondent. Clause 4(v) of the agreement however provided that the respondent's service will be liable to be terminated on six months notice on either side. On October

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