Supreme Court of India

N. Kannadasan v. Ajoy Khose and Others

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Reported as [2009] 7 S.C.R. 668

Bench S.B. Sinha J.

Decided 6 May 2009

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the procedure contemplated therein applies only to the appointments . made under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 16." c While approving Ashish Handa (supra) and Ashok Tanwar (supra) it was observed :- -.

Judgment, page 54

From the headnote

Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Section 16 - Post of Chairman, State Consumer c Commission - Appointment of - Person who was earlier Additional Judge of High Court and had demitted office since he was not made Permanent Judge, was recommended and appointed - Challenged before High Court - Allowed by the High Court holding that the recommendation itself was vitiated 0 - On appeal, Held: If a person does not have qualification to hold the office of a Judge of High Court, it is difficult to conceive as to how despite such deficiency in qualification, he could be recommended for appointment to a

Authorities it was built on

1977 State of Gujarat & Another v. Sankalchand Khodidas Patel cited by 28
1950 Province of Bombay v. Kusaldas S. Advani and Others cited by 17
2008 Pareena Swarup v. Union of India cited by 8

Where later benches applied it

2023 Anna Mathews and Others v. Supreme Court of India and Others relied on
2015 Bcci v. Cricket Association of Bihar & Ors. relied on
2020 Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal & Ors. Etc. referred to
2015 Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. referred to
2014 Manoj Narula v. Union of India referred to
2013 Mr. Justice Chandrashekaraiah (retd.) v. Janekere C. Krishna & Ors. Etc. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 4 referred to

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