Supreme Court of India

Union of India v. B. Valluvan and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 755
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 19 October 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that while expressing the correct legal position, the Division Bench appears to have applied the said provisions erroneously in the facts of this case, since the list of selected candidates was not confined only to the immediate vacancies but also in respect of future vacancies D as well.

Judgment, page 7

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Service law: Selection process-Panel for future vacancies-Life of panel is ordinarily one year and can be extended only if statutory rule permits it to do so-Once panel stands exhausted upon filling up of all the posts, the question of filling future vacancy from exhausted panel would not arise. Jurisdiction: Review jurisdiction-Held: ls limited-High Court, has power of review, but it must be exercised within the framework of Section 114 read with Order 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure-On facts, High Court erred in allowing the review application without at first finding out whether there

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