Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Ors. v. Joseph P. Cherian

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 617
Bench Arijit P Asay At and C.K. Thakker JJ.
Decided 26 September 2005

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Service Law: Promotion-Post of Sub-Inspector, in Border Security Force­ Departmental examination against 24 vacancies in 1995-Cancellation of results, on ground of adoption of unfair means-Fresh departmental examination against 86 vacancies in 1998-Plea of single employee for grant of promotion to the post on basis of marks secured by him in previous examination, in respect of vacancies arisen in I 998 'even though subsequent examination not taken by him-Grant of, by High Court-Sustainability of- Held: When the results of previous examination have been cancelled on the ground of malpractice,

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