Supreme Court of India

The Gauhati High Court through the Registrar General v. Goto Ete & Others

Neutral citation
Reported as [2018] 10 S.C.R. 261
Bench A. K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan JJ.
Decided 23 April 2018

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that this approach is unsustai nable in law, having regard to the mandate of Articles 233 to 235 of the Constitution of India.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Judicial Service – Arunachal Pradesh Judicial Service Rules, 2006 – Proviso to r.7 – Consideration for regularis ation – Respondent Nos.1 to 3 were appointed as Additional Deputy Commissioners with the powers of Additional Sessions Judge, on contract basis – They were to man Fast Track Courts (FTC) – Respondents claimed for regularisation to the said posts and to work as Additional Sessions Judges, invoking the prov isions of r.7 of the Rules – However, the Committee consisting of High Court Judges rejected the claim of the respondents – Ther eafter, High Court issued advertisement on

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.