Supreme Court of India

V. Senthur and Another v. M. Vijayakumar, Ias,secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and Another

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Reported as [2021] 10 S.C.R. 200
Bench L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai JJ.
Decided 1 October 2021

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the writ appeals are allowed, the order of the learned judge is set aside and the writ petitions filed by the appellants are allowed.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Contempt of Court – Service Law – Doctrine of Merge r – Seniority List – Dispute w.r.t fixation of inter se seniority – Principle of law to be applied – Wilful/deliberate non-compliance of directions – Division Bench of the High Court directed the official respondents to consider the rank assigned to the selectees by Tamil Nadu P ublic Service Commission (TNPSC) as the basis for fixation of seniority – SLPs thereagainst – Dismissed by Supreme Court by a speaking order dtd. 22.01.16 – Contempt petitioners allege non- compliance of the said order, contending merger of the High Cou rt judgment

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