Supreme Court of India

Manoj Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2024] 2 S.C.R. 409
Bench Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 20 February 2024

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that while the primary duty of constitutional courts remains the control of power, including setting aside of administrative actions that may be illegal or arbitrary, it must be acknowledged that such measures may not singularly address repercussions of abuse of power.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration The appellant sought appointment as a primary school teacher. The issue arising for consideration in the present case relates the allocation of marks for additional qualifications, for which 10 marks had been prescribed. Headnotes Service Law – Recruitment – Allocation of marks for additional qualifications – An Institute issued an advertisement in March 2016 calling applications for appointment to the post of primary school teachers – For the allocation of marks, additional qualifications 10 marks had been prescribed – The appellant herein is aggrieved by the denial

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