Supreme Court of India

District Collector and Chairman Vizianagaram (social Welfare Residential School Society) Vizianagaram and Anr. v. M. Tripura Sundari Devi

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Reported as [1990] 2 S.C.R. 559

Bench Kuldip Singh and P.B. Sawant JJ.

Decided 20 April 1990

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Constitution of India 1950: Article 16-Public services-Recruit ment to-Qualifications mentioned in advertisement-Not relaxable unless clearly specified in the advertisement. c Civil Services: .P. Government-Appointment of Grade I and Grade II Teachers-Appointment made in disregard of qualifications --!"' mentioned in advertisement-Illegal. -~ Pursuant to a newspaper advertisement by the State Government calling for applications for Grade-I and Grade-II teacher posts (Post Graduate Teacher and Trained Graduate Teachers) the respondent in the appeal applied for the same. The qualification

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1997 Sandeep Kumar Sharma v. State of Punjab and Ors. mentioned

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