Supreme Court of India

Syed T.A. Naqshbandi and Ors. v. State of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 114

Bench Doraiswamy Raju and D.M. Dharmadhikari JJ.

Decided 9 May 2003

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that they could have been well avoided, without even sacrificing in any manner their right to challenge the impugned proceedings.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Service Law: Jammu and Kashmir Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1983/Jammu and Kashmir District and Sessions Judges (Selection Grade Post) Rules, 1968- Judicial officers-Grant of selection grade and super-time scale-Writ petition challenging the grant as the same was done by-passing senior officers-Norms of grant of selection grade and super-time scale formulated in a Full Court meeting of High Court-Held: Grant of selection grade and super-time scale justified as the same granted as per the provisions of law governing the matter-Guidelines laid down by High Court are not arbitrary or illegal

Where later benches applied it

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2019 Ram Murti Yadav v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another relied on
2014 High Court of Judicature at Patna, through R.G. v. Shyam Deo Singh & Ors. relied on
2013 Sasidhar Reddy Sura v. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. relied on
2012 Registrar General, Patna High Court v. Pandey Gajendra Prasad & Ors. relied on
2024 Abhimeet Sinha & Ors. v. High Court of Judicature at Patna & Ors. referred to
2022 Ms. X v. Registrar General, High Court of Madhya Pradesh and Another referred to
2011 Barot Vijaykumar Balakrishna & Ors. v. Modh Vinaykumar Dasrathlal & Ors. mentioned
2010 Rakhi Ray & Ors. v. The High Court of Delhi & Or$. mentioned

Of those, 5 relied on · 2 referred to · 2 mentioned

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