Supreme Court of India

R. Poornima and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 8 S.C.R. 89
Bench S. A. Bobde, A. S. Bopanna and V . Ramasubramanian JJ.
Decided 4 September 2020

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that t he claim of the writ petitioners is wholly untenable and the writ petition is misconceived.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Constitution of India – Art. 217(2) – Explanation ( a) and (aa) u/Art. 217(2) – The petitioners as well as the res pondent nos. 24 to 29 were duly selected and appointed as Distri ct Judges by way of direct recruitment in the year 2011 – The respon dent nos. 5 to 23 were appointed as Judicial Officers in the cadre below that of District Judges – After long service, they gained p romotion to the post of District Judges – But their promotion happe ned after the date on which the petitioners were directly recruit ed as District Judges – This is how and why the petitioners became senior s to the

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