Supreme Court of India

The Director of Horticulture, Odisha v. Pravat Kumar Dash & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 11 S.C.R. 708
Bench L. Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta JJ.
Decided 9 August 2019

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we find that the order of the Odisha Administrative Tribunal, as affirmed by the High Court, dir ecting the State to appoint the applicants as Gardeners is beyond their jurisdiction vested in the High Court as there cannot be any direction for ma king appointment to the public post in such a manner.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Service Law : Appointment – Post of gardeners – Issuance of Circulars whereby selected applicants to be imparte d pre-service gardeners training in departmental farms by Director of Horti culture – Selected applicants underwent training – However, few can didates selected by Director of Horticulture without following the procedure – Appointment of few candidates and later on terminatio n of their services – Subsequently, Government Order that not t o fill up the posts of Gardener and to create the equal number of posts of Horticulture Workers – Said order set aside by the tribunal and

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