Supreme Court of India

N. Kannadasan v. Ajoy Khose and Others

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Bench S.B. Sinha J.

Decided 6 May 2009

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the procedure contemplated therein applies only to the appointments . made under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 16." c While approving Ashish Handa (supra) and Ashok Tanwar (supra) it was observed :- -.

Judgment, page 54

From the headnote

Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Section 16 - Post of Chairman, State Consumer c Commission - Appointment of - Person who was earlier Additional Judge of High Court and had demitted office since he was not made Permanent Judge, was recommended and appointed - Challenged before High Court - Allowed by the High Court holding that the recommendation itself was vitiated 0 - On appeal, Held: If a person does not have qualification to hold the office of a Judge of High Court, it is difficult to conceive as to how despite such deficiency in qualification, he could be recommended for appointment to a…

Authorities it was built on

1977 State of Gujarat & Another v. Sankalchand Khodidas Patel cited by 31
1950 Province of Bombay v. Kusaldas S. Advani and Others cited by 19
2008 Pareena Swarup v. Union of India cited by 8

Where later benches applied it

2023 Anna Mathews and Others v. Supreme Court of India and Others relied on
2015 Bcci v. Cricket Association of Bihar & Ors. relied on
2020 Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal & Ors. Etc. referred to
2015 Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. referred to
2014 Manoj Narula v. Union of India referred to
2013 Mr. Justice Chandrashekaraiah (retd.) v. Janekere C. Krishna & Ors. Etc. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 4 referred to

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