Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Ors. v. Brij Lal Thakur

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Reported as [1997] 2 S.C.R. 1152
Bench K. Ramaswamy and G.T. Nanavati JJ.
Decided 17 March 1997

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What the Court ordered

We hold that appointment by promotion to the single post of E.C.G. Technician applying 40 point post and rule of rotation, consideration of Smt.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Service Law. Reservation-Railway Hospital-f'ost of . . . Technician-To be filled by promotion of theatre Assistants-Vacancy reserved for Scheduled Castes in a cony forward post as per rotation of roster-In the trade test held Scheduled Caste candidate found suitable a11d promoted to the post-Unsuc­ cessful candidate challe11ged the appointme11t contendi11g that since the post was a solitary post, reservation as per roster was unconstitutionaf-Tiibunal allowed the claim and set aside the appointme11t-Held, appointment by promotion to the single post of . . . Tech11icia11 applying 40 poillt

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