Supreme Court of India
M.G. Badappanavar and Anr. Etc. v. State of Karnataka and Ors.
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In view of the above general directions, we are therefore not going into individual facts and seniority etc. details of which were placed before us by way of various charts.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Service Law- -Karnataka CJovernment Servants (Seniority) Rules 1957- Rules 2 (c), 4. 4A· Seniority-Roster Point Promotions· Rule of seniority-- Initial recruitment as Assistant Engineers Promotion of reserved candidates as per roster poims to level of Assistant Executive Engineer and then to level of Executive Engineers by way of a further roster-Promotion of general candidates as per rules lo level of Executive Engineers-Claim of general candidates to be considered for promotion to next higher level of Superintending Engineers as seniors to reserved candidates Whether maintainable-Held,
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Where later benches applied it
- 2019 B K Pavitra and Ors. v. The Union of India and Ors
- 2017 B. K. Pavitra & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2016 Suresh Chand Gautam v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
- 2008 Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. Union of India & Ors
- 2003 E.A. Sathy Anesan v. V.K. Agnihotri and Ors.
Of those, 2 referred to · 3 mentioned
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