Supreme Court of India

Kumar Padma Prasad v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1992] 2 S.C.R. 109

Bench Kuldip Singh, P.B. Sawant and N.M. Kasliwal JJ.

Decided 10 March 1992

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What the Court ordered

We hold that an Architect worlting in the P.W.D. department by virtue of his being vested with the powers of an Assistant in addition to his own duties comes to hold a "judicial office" in term of ,...i

Judgment, page 34

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 : Articles 50, 136, 139A, 217 (2 ), 233, 236(b ), 237-High Court Judge-Appointment-Necessary qualifications-Whether Supreme · Court/High Court can exercise jurisdiction on the ground that the incumbent does not fulfil qualifications as required by Article 217. 'Judicial Office'-Concept of-Explained. Government of Mizoram Notification CS/MZ/APPT/79 dated n.6.1979-Assistant to Deputy Commissioner appointed under Rules 8, 9 and 15 of 1937-R.ules for regulation of procedure of officers to administer justice in Lushai Hills, 1937-R.s. 8, 915-Assistant to Dy.

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2020 R. Poornima and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2018 Sunil Samdaria v. Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice and Others referred to
2018 Dheeraj Mor v. Hon’ble High Court of Delhi referred to
2012 Union of India and Others v. S. Srinivasan referred to

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