Supreme Court of India

Trilochan Lenka and Ors. State of Orissa and Anr. v. Mandi Mohan Sethi and Anr. Dr. Biswa Kalyana Pattnaik and Ors.

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Reported as [1995] 3 S.C.R. 797
Decided 26 April 1995

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the Act as enacted did not apply, by its own force, to the employees of the Board.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 : Article 12. Orissa State Electricity Board-Whether State as defined in Orissa c Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for Scheduled Castes and Scheuled Tribes) Act. 1975--Held : No. Service Law : --1 Orissa Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Act, 1975. Orissa State Electricity Board-Appointments to posts reserved for Scheduled Castes/Tribes-Board already implementing the Act-No legal right on the employees before a formal decision was taken-However employees shall continue to enjoy benefits given

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