Supreme Court of India

Sharad v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.

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Bench S.B. Sinha and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 12 February 2009

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Service Law - Seniority - Failure to clear departmental examination - Consequence of - Appellant, District Trans- 't-" c port Officer, failed tq pass departmental examination within prescribed time limit and chances -Respondent-employer enforced the Rules against the appellant and placed him be- low those who passed the examination prior to him...:. Justifica- tion of - Held: Justified - The Rules were statutory in nature and required to be followed by all concerned - Rule relating to appearance at the examination and failure to pass the same entailed the consequences laid down in the rule…

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