Supreme Court of India

Union of India & Ors. v. Shri G.r.rama Krishna & Anr.

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Reported as [2013] 8 S.C.R. 261
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and A.K. Sikri JJ.
Decided 23 August 2013

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Service Law - Recruitment - Promotion - Andaman Lakshdeep Harbour Works (ALHW) - Post of Executive Engineer - Three alternate modes of recruitment to the Post, namely, (1) by promotion, failing which (2) by transfer on deputation (including short term contract) and failing both (3) by direct recruitment - Held: If some departmental candidate is available and eligible to be considered, promotion method is to be resorted to in the first instance - However, on facts, no departmental candidate was available - Respondent had not completed 8 years regular service as Assistant Engineer, as required

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