Supreme Court of India

High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan v. Veena Verma & Anr.

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Reported as [2009] 10 S.C.R. 795
Bench R.V. Raveendran and Markandey Katju JJ.
Decided 7 July 2009

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the Court cannot issue a mandamus to increase the posts.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Service Law: 8 Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1969: rr.6, 9 - c Strength of service - Under r. 6(2), the strength of service may be varied by the Governor in consultation with High Court - Without specific order, the strength cannot be increased - Inclusion of words in the advertisement that "the number of posts is likely to increase" would not mean that appointment 0 was intended for more posts than advertised - On facts, since only 7 posts were advertised, only 7 appointments could be made - Judicial service. An advertisement for appointment in the Rajasthan Higher Judicial

Where later benches applied it

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