Supreme Court of India

State of Bihar and Ors. v. Chandreshwar Pathak

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Reported as [2014] 9 S.C.R. 391
Bench T.S. Thakur and Adarsh Kumar Goel JJ.
Decided 7 August 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the . impugned judgment cannot be sustained for the reasons that 0 follow.

Judgment, page 8

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Service Law: 8 Appointment - Temporary appointment of constable c made by order of Director General of Police without advertising the post - Set aside by single Judge of High Court - Appeal of constable allowed by Division Bench of High Court - Held: Appointment even on temporary post without inviting applications from all eligible candidates violates the 0 mandates of Arts. 14 and 16 of Constitution - In the instant case, in the absence of any advertisement or selection process, appointment of respondent is not protected and could be validly terminated - Single Judge of the High Court was

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