Supreme Court of India

Food Corporation of India and Ors. v. Bhanu Lodh and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] 2 S.C.R. 350
Bench K.G. Balakrishnan and B.N. Srikrishna JJ.
Decided 24 February 2005

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Food Corporation Act, 1964-Section 6(2)-Directives under-By Central. Gqvernment-Regarding recruitment of staff-Competence of Central Government to issue Directives-Courts below held that Central Government not competent to issue the Directives because the power under the provision in confined only to policy decision concerning business of the Corporation~ On appeal, held: Central Government Competent to issue the Directives­ Policy would include policy of recruitment and many other details which would have serious financial impact and in the long run would affect the in.terests ·of the

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