Supreme Court of India

R. R. Inamdar v. State of Karnataka & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 14 S.C.R. 505
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 28 November 2019

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, we are of the view that the judgment of the High Court cannot be faulted and is consistent with the law which has been laid down by this Court.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Service Law: Reservation – Solitary post – Appellant-teac her belonged to Scheduled Caste – Fifth respondent-teacher was se nior to her – When a post of Lecturer in English fell vac ant, appellant was promoted to the said post on the basis of roster po ints – Fifth respondent challenged the appointment before High Cour t – High Court held that the post of Lecturer in English was a s olitary post and that the appellant could not have been appointed to the post on the basis of reservation and the fifth respondent who was senior to the appellant had a valid claim and entitlement to the post – On

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