Supreme Court of India

Nani Sha and Ors. v. State of Arunachal Pradesh and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 6 S.C.R. 1027

Bench H.K. Sema J.

Decided 16 May 2007

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Arunachal Pradesh Forest Service Rules : Rule 5-Promotion to post of Assistant Conservator of Forest-50% of c substantive vacancies occurring from time to time to be filled up by direct recruitment and remaining such vacancies to be filled liP by promotion- Proviso added in 1999 laying down that posts filled by direct recruitment and promotion not to exceed 50:50ratio-Government filling up posts by promotion in 2004 and giving effect to such promotions from 1994-Held, the rule before 1999 amendment did not fix 50:50 quota, therefore, promotions made in 2004 cannot be given retrospective

Authorities it was built on

1991 State of Bihar and Others Etc. v. Akhouri Sachindra Nath and Others Etc. cited by 11
1997 The State of Bihar and Ors v. Bateshwar Sharma cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2013 P. Sudhakar Rao & Ors. v. U. Govinda Rao & Ors. relied on
2024 Bihar State Electricity Board and Others v. Dharamdeo Das referred to
2023 Sunil & Ors. v. High Court of Delhi & Ors. Etc referred to
2013 S. Sivaguru v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 3 referred to

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