Supreme Court of India

Samarendra Das, Advocate v. The State of West Bengal and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] 1 S.C.R. 532
Bench V.N. Khare J.
Decided 16 January 2004
Status Overruled

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the High Court was right in its conclusion that the dispute lay before the Administrative Tribunal and, consequently, the High Court was right in transferring the writ petition to the State Administrative Tribunal.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985/West Bengal Assis/ant Public Prosecutors (Qualifications, Melhod of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1974/West Bengal Services (Appointment, Probation and Confirmation) Rules, 1979-Section 15/Rules 3 and 4/Rule 6-Assistant Public Proseculor­ Appointment under 1974 Rules-Termination of service-Wril petition under Article 226 of Constitution entertained by Single Judge of High Court-Division Bench of High Court held that writ petition was not entertainable by High Court and case transferred to State Administrative Tribunal-On appeal, Held: In view

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 overruled

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