Supreme Court of India

K.H. Siraj v. High Court of Kerala and Anr.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 790

Bench Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.

Decided 23 May 2006

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Service Law: Kerala Public Service Act, 1968--Section 2-Kerala State subordinate Service Rules, 1958: Rules 14, 15 & 17/Kerala Judicial Service Rules, 1991; Rule 7/Notification dated 26.3.2001; Cl.JO: State Judicial Service Examination-Appointment of Munsif Magistrate-Fixation of minimum cut-off marks-Necessity of-Rules of reservation--Violation of-Single Judge of the High Court declaring selection of certain candidates illegal-- Reversed by the High Court-- On appeal, Held: Rule 7 confers powers on the High Court to select suitable persons to serve as judicial officer-Power so coriferred

Authorities it was built on

1995 Union of India and Ors. Etc. v. Virpal Singh Chauhan Etc. cited by 37

Where later benches applied it

2024 Tej Prakash Pathak & Ors. v. Rajasthan High Court & Ors. relied on
2024 Dr Kavita Kamboj v. High Court of Punjab and Haryana & Ors relied on
2019 Anupal Singh and Others v. State of U.p through Principal Secretary, Personnel Department and Others relied on
2018 Taniya Malik v. The Registrar General of the High Court of Delhi relied on
2015 Hc Pradeep Kumar Rai and Ors. v. Dinesh Kumar Pandey and Ors. Etc. relied on
2024 Abhimeet Sinha & Ors. v. High Court of Judicature at Patna & Ors. referred to
2013 Mahinder Kumar & Ors. v. High Court of Madhya Pradesh through Registrar General &ors referred to
2013 Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission & Anr. v. Tage Habung & Ors referred to

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