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Pawan Kumar Tiwary and Others v. Jharkhand State Electricity Board (now Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Limited) and Others

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Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 1352
Bench J.K. Maheshwari and Aravind Kumar JJ.
Decided 19 August 2025

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What the Court ordered

We hold that in the absence of demonstrable malaise and where individual appointments are legally sustainable, we must lean in favour of preservation, not obliteration.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the findings of the Division Bench with respect to illegality in the appointment of appellants warrant interference; if the appointment is held to be legal, whether they are entitled to any consequential benefits. Headnotes† Service Law – Cancellation of appointments, en masse – When not justified – Doctrine of severability – Test of individual scrutiny – Appellants’ appointments to Class III posts were set aside by High Court primarily on the ground that appointments were made beyond the sanctioned strength and thus, were illegal – Interference with: Held: 1.1

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