Supreme Court of India

G.C. Gupta & Ors. v. N.K. Pandey & Ors.

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Reported as [1988] 2 S.C.R. 185
Bench A.P. Sen and B.C. Ray JJ.
Decided 8 December 1987

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid the appeal is allowed and the judg­ ment and order of the High Court is set aside.

Judgment, page 36

From the headnote

United Provinces Service of Engineers (Buildings and Roads Branch) Class II Rules 1936: Rules 3(b), 5(ii), 17 and 13- Engineers-Seniority and promotion-'Member of service'-Who is-Seniority to be determined from date employee becomes 'member of service'. Constitution of India 1950: Articles 226 and 136-Service matters-Inordinate and· unexplained delay-Relief not to be gran­ ted-Division Bench deciding that case was barred by /aches and delay-Such decision cannot be reversed by another Division Bench of same High Court treating the matier as res integra-Doctrine of stare decisis-Applicability

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