Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. and Anr. v. Santosh Kumar Mishra and Anr.

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Reported as [2010] 9 S.C.R. 942
Bench Altamas Kabir and Surinder Singh Nijjar JJ.
Decided 3 August 2010

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Service Law - Selection and appointment of Pharmacy diploma holders as Pharmacists in the State of Uttar Pradesh - On an interpretation of the 1980 Rules, the State Government followed the practice of adjusting diploma holders of the previous batches against the vacancies first, irrespective of their merit vis-a-vis the diploma holders of subsequent batches - Accordingly, the respondents-diploma holders, being of subsequent batches, were denied appointment - However, when fresh vacancies were declared and the respondents were to be appointed on the same principle and practice, the State

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