Supreme Court of India

Arun Kumar Nayak v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 404

Bench H.K. Sema and P.K. Balasubramanyan JJ.

Decided 20 September 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that contention of the respondents is more acceptable which would be consistent with the principles of fair play, justice and equal opportunity.

Judgment, page 6

Authorities it was built on

1987 Union of India & Ors. v. N. Hargopal & Ors. cited by 8
1996 The Excise Superintendent Malkapatnam, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh v. K.B.N. Visweshwara Rao and Ors. cited by 7

Where later benches applied it

2014 K. Gunavathi v. V. Sangeeth Kumar & Ors. relied on

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