Supreme Court of India

Dr. Thingujam Achouba Singh & Ors. v. Dr. H. Nabachandra Singh & Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [2020] 6 S.C.R. 332
Bench R. Banumathi and R. Subhash Reddy JJ.
Decided 17 April 2020

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we allow these appeals and se t aside the impugned common judgment and order dated 27.03.2017 passed in W.P.(C) No.676 of 2016; W.P.(C)No.722 of 2016; and W.P.(C)No.766 of 2016 by the High Court of Manipur at Imphal.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Service Law: Recruitment – The Regional Institute of Medi cal Sciences (RIMS), Imphal is registered society and ru nning public health care institutions in the north east India – Adverti sement dated 16.08.2016 was issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfar e inviting applications for the post of Director of RIMS – Writ petitions filed for quashing the advertisement on the ground th at it did not provide relaxation in upper age limit; that the exp erience of 14 years for eligibility, as notified in advertisement was contrary to the criteria prescribed by Medical Council of India (MCI);

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