Supreme Court of India
The Meghalaya State Electricity Board and Anr. v. Shri Jagadindra Arjun
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What the Court ordered
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
From the headnote
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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Where later benches applied it
- 2021 Punjab State Power Corporation Limited & Anr. v. Bal Krishan Sharma & Ors.
- 2008 Punjab State Electricity Board & Ors. v. Gurmail Singh
- 2007 Sohan Singh Sodhi v. Punjab State Electricity Board, Patiala
- 2011 Consumer Online Foundation v. Union of India & Ors.
Of those, 3 mentioned · 1 not applicable
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