Supreme Court of India

Union of India through its Secretary & Ors. v. Maj. Gen. Manomoy Ganguly

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Reported as [2018] 9 S.C.R. 381
Bench A. K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan JJ.
Decided 1 August 2018

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we agree with the ultimate conclusion of the AFT that appointment of Lt.

Judgment, page 30

From the headnote

Service Law: Appointment – To the post of Director General of Me dical Service (Army) [DGMS (Army) ] – Criteria for – Interpre tation of criteria of ‘inter-se seniority cum suitability’ – Held: The criteria of ‘inter-se seniority cum suitability’ implies that the post wa s to be given to better suited person after evaluating ‘ inter-se suitability’ – In this criteria it cannot be said that seniority is a de cisive factor and suitability is secondary factor – The respondent in the pr esent case fulfilled eligibility criteria for appointment to the post – He had adequate administrative

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