Supreme Court of India

The Meghalaya State Electricity Board and Anr. v. Shri Jagadindra Arjun

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 233
Bench M.B. Shah and Doraiswamy Raju JJ.
Decided 2 August 2001
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In the result, the appeal is allowed and the impugned order passed by the High Court in Writ Appeal No. 19(SH) of 1998 is quashed and set aside.

Judgment, page 12

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Electricity (Supply) Act, I 948: Sections 5, I 5, 78A and 79. Electricity Board-Employee-Service conditions-Absence of Regulations-Board can prescribe service conditions by Administrative order and resolution. Service law-Compulsory retirement-Electricity Board-Adoption of Government memo prescribing procedure and provision of compulsory retirement-Held valid-Order of compulsory retirement-Held valid. Pursuant to a Resolution passed on 10.5.1989, the Appellant-Electricity Board adopted office Memorandum No. PER. 218n5/106 dated 21.7.1988 of the Government of Meghalaya concerning the premature

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