Supreme Court of India

Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & Anr. v. High Court of Gujarat & Ors.

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Reported as [2024] 5 S.C.R. 1074
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra JJ.
Decided 17 May 2024

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We are of the view that if the contention of the petitioners were to be accepted then it would completely obliterate the fine distinction between the two categories of promotion in the cadre [2024] 5 S.C.R. 1147 Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & Anr. v.

Judgment, page 73

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Issue for Consideration (i) What is the scope of principle of the ‘Merit-cum-Seniority’ in service jurisprudence; and (ii) Whether promotion of Civil Judges (Senior Division) to the cadre of District Judges in accordance with Rule 5(1) of the Gujarat State Judicial Service Rules, 2005 and the Recruitment Notice dated 12.04.2022 issued by the High Court of Gujarat is contrary to the principle of ‘Merit-cum-Seniority’ as laid down in All India Judges’ Association (3). Headnotes† Constitution of India – Art. 32 and Art.226 – Maintainability of the Writ Petition under Article 32 – preliminary

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