Supreme Court of India

State of Orissa and Ors. v. Prasana Kumar Sahoo

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Reported as [2007] 5 S.C.R. 697
Bench S.B. Sinha and Markandey Ka Tju JJ.
Decided 26 April 2007

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From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Arts. 162 & 309-Policy decision taken by State in exercise of its jurisdiction under Art. 162-Held: Would be subservient to the recruitment c rules framed by the State either in terms of a legislative act or the proviso appended to Art.309- purported policy decision issued by way of an executive instruction cannot override the statute or statutory rules far less the constitutional provisions- policy decision to absorb a person who is not in employment of the State without following the recruitment rules, would not confer any legal right on him. ,l. Art. 14-Scope

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to · 1 mentioned

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