Supreme Court of India

Mukul Saikia & Ors. v. State of Assam & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 16 S.C.R. 236
Bench R.V. Raveendran and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 18 November 2008

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Service Law: c Appointment/Recruitment/Selection - Filling up of vacancies over and above the number of vacancies advertised - Held: Is violative of Articles 14 and 16 - Constitution of India, 1950 - Articles 14 and 16. Appointment - Claim of - Post of Project Officer advertised for direct recruitment quota - Post filled on merits ' out of the select list prepared - Name of appellants figuring " below the selected candidates in select list - Subsequently, services of temporarily appointees regularized to the post of Project Officer against promotional quota, on basis of Cabinet Memorandum

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