Supreme Court of India

Munindra Kumar and Ors. Etc. v. Rajiv Govil and Ors. Etc.

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Bench N.M. Kasliwal and K. Ramaswamy JJ.
Decided 10 May 1991

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we allow these appeals in part and quash the rule made by the U .P. State Electricity Board keeping 40 marks for interview and 40 marks for group discussion being arbitrary.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Article 14-Selection for the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil) in the U.P. State Electricity Board-Allo­ cation of 40 marks for interview and 40 marks for group discussion-As against 120 marks for Written Examination-Whether arbitrary­ Whether violative of. Civil Services: U.P. State Electricity Board-Assistant Engineers ( Civil)-Selection-Allocation of marks-As against 120 marks for Written Test, 40 marks for interview and 40 marks for group discus­ sion-Whether arbitrary-Selection made on such basis-Whether vitiated-Method of group discussion along with…

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Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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