Supreme Court of India

P. Murugesan and Others v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others

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Reported as [1993] 1 S.C.R. 405
Bench L.M. Sharma J.
Decided 3 February 1993

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We are of the opinion that the following direction would be the appropriate one in the particular facts and circumstances of this case.

Judgment, page 21

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Civil Services-Madras Corporation Engineering Service Rules, 1969--Promotion to the posts of Assistant Executive Engineer-Ratio 3:1 between graduate engineers (Assistant Engineers) and diploma-holder en­ gineers (Junior Engineers)--whether violative of Articles 14, 16 of the Con­ stitution. c Madras City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919--Section 87-¥acancies arose prior to Madras Corporation Engineering Service (Amendment) Rules, 1990--whether to be filled according to unamended Madras Corporation Engineering S~rvices Rules, 1969-Supreme Court's direction. Under the Madras Corporation

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