Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Ors. v. Shantiranjan Sarkar

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Reported as [2009] 1 S.C.R. 242
Bench S.B. Sinha and J.M. Panchal JJ.
Decided 13 January 2009

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Service law: Appointment - Scheduled Caste - Held: Member of Scheduled Caste, notified in any of the States c within the territories of India, having regard to the provisions contained in Article 341 of Constitution, is entitled to get the benefit of the said status for the purpose of entering into Central Civil service - On facts, respondent was Scheduled Caste - He was not appointed because of a mistake committed on part of authorities - Delay in filing original application would not be bar in granting him equitable relief - Union of India as a benevolent litigant cannot be permitted to

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Of those, 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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