Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Ors. v. O. Chakradhar

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Reported as [2002] 1 S.C.R. 1091
Bench G.B. Pattanaik J.
Decided 19 February 2002

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In the result, the appeal is allowed and the orders passed by the Tribunal G and the High Court are set aside and the order of termination of the services of the respondent is upheld.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Service Law: Termination-Railways-Junior Clerk-cum-Typist-Recruitment­ Irregularities in selection process-Termination of services of entire selected candidates without issuing individual show cause notices-Validity of-Held, where the irregularities committed in selection so widespread and all pervasive that it is difficult to pick out the persons who have been unlawfally benefited or wrongfully deprived, it will neither be possible nor necessary to issue individual show cause notices-Thus, Railway Board was justified in cancelling the entire selection process-Constitution of India- -Article

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