Supreme Court of India

A.N. Shashtri v. State of Punjab & Ors.

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Reported as [1988] 2 S.C.R. 363
Bench Ranganath Misra and Murari Moron Dutt JJ.
Decided 11 December 1987

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that in the facts of this case, the reasonable D conclusion to reach should have been that the writ petitioners had failed to establish that the appellant did not possess the requisite qualification.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Punjab Ayurvedic Department (Class I and Class II), Rules, 1963: Rule 6-Promotion as Director of Ayurved-Requisite qualifica- l tion for promotion post same as that for the feeder post-Appointment to feeder post not challenged-Held promotion unassailable. Constitution of India, Article 226: Malicious writ of quo war- c ~ ranto-Court to take notice of-Having regard to background and history of the case . .., Civil Services-Reversion on wrong ground and subsequent superannuation-Employee to be treated as regularly appointed to and retired in the promotion post. Rule 6 of the Punjab Ayurvedic

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