Supreme Court of India

Government of Orissa v. Shri Haraprasad Das and Ors.

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 338
Bench G.T. Nana Va Ti and S.P. Kurdukar JJ.
Decided 24 November 1997

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Service Law : Recruitment process-Selection list-Tribunal directecd the Government to appoint candidates from the selection list-Held, that mere empane/ment or inclusion of one's name in the selection list does not give him a right to be appointed-To fill up or not to fill up a post, is a policy decision of the Government-No interference called for unless Government decision is arbitrary. Selection list-Does not confer any right on the candidate whose name is included therein-Where Government decides not to make further appointments for valid reasons, it cannot be held, arbitrary. Orissa

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 mentioned

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