Supreme Court of India

Tridip Kumar Dingal & Ors. v. State of West Bengal & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 15 S.C.R. 194

Bench C.K. Thakker and D.K. Jain JJ.

Decided 4 November 2008

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that it would be 8 inequitable ifwe set aside appointments of candidates selected,· appointed and are working since 1998-.

Judgment, page 27

From the headnote

y SeNice Law.- Selection - Written test as well as inteNiew held - Selection made only on the basis of inteNiew -:- 40% c marks allocated to inteNiew - Unsuccessful candidates challenging selection on the ground that selection solely on .. the basis of inteNiew was illegal - Plea of State that marks in written test was not to be considered because it was in the nature of elimination test - Tribunal directed preparation of fresh merit list on the basis of both the tests - The seNices ·of candidates already selected and appointed were protected ...... - The order of Tribunal not challenged by

Authorities it was built on

1964 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Bhailal Bhai & Ors. cited by 28
1974 P.S. Sadasivaswamy v. The State of Tamil Nadu cited by 20

Where later benches applied it

2024 Tej Prakash Pathak & Ors. v. Rajasthan High Court & Ors. relied on
2014 Census Commissioner & Others v. R. Krishnamurthy relied on
2013 Vikas Pratap Singh and Ors. v. State of Chhattisgarh and Ors. relied on
2012 Tukaram Kana Joshi & Ors. Thr. Power of Attorney Holder v. M.I.D.C. & Ors. relied on
2011 J.S. Yadav v. State of U.P. & Anr. relied on
2010 Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Chennai v. M. Meiyappan and Ors. relied on
2024 Mrinmoy Maity v. Chhanda Koley and Others referred to
2021 Ajay Kumar Shukla and Others v. Arvind Rai and Others referred to
2015 Poonam v. State of U.P. & Ors. referred to
2014 Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2014 H.C. Kulwant Singh & Ors. v. H.C. Daya Ram & Ors. referred to
2026 Mizo Chief Council Mizoram Thr. President Shri L. Chinzah v. Union of India mentioned
2013 State of Rajasthan v. Ucchab Lal Chhanwal mentioned

Of those, 6 relied on · 5 referred to · 2 mentioned

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