Supreme Court of India

Pankaj Gupta and Ors. Etc. v. State of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 459
Bench K.G. Balakrishnan and Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan JJ.
Decided 16 September 2004

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Service law : Appointment-Government jobs-Rural masses-Inadequate representation of-Discussion in legislative Assembly-Decision by State Government-Heads of departments making appointments for Class JV posts on recommendation of Members of legislative Assembly/Council-No advertisement/notification issued inviting app{ications for those posts-Effect of-Held: Appointments were illegal-Neither any criteria approved by Government nor any rules of recruitment foll owed in making appointments- Appointees had no right to regularization in service as procedure for their appointment was

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