Supreme Court of India

Shiba Shankar Mohapatra & Ors. v. State of Orissa & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 15 S.C.R. 866
Decided 12 November 2009

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Service Law- Seniority- lnter-se seniority-Between Sub­ Inspectors (General) Sl(g) and Sub-Inspectors (Stenographers) Sl(St)-.Sl(g) challenging seniOrity of Sl(St) over them - Challenge made after 8-9 years from the date of appointment - Tribunal relying on ·a judgment passed by it in a similar case - The judgment relied on was passed on the basis of letters from Government departments - Writ petition before High · Court- Partly allowed - On appeal, held: Challenge barred by delayllaches - Reliance upon the said judgment was misconceived - The judgment to be treated as judgment in personem -

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to

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