D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, VIKRAM NATH, HIMA KOHLI
CHANDAN BANERJEE – Appellant
Versus
KRISHNA PROSAD GHOSH – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J
Index
A. Facts................................................................................................................... 2
B. Submissions of parties..................................................................................... 9
C. Legal Position .................................................................................................. 12
D. Analysis ........................................................................................................... 22
E. Conclusion ....................................................................................................... 29
1. The appeal arises from a judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court of Calcutta dated 25 January 2019. The Division Bench upheld a circular dated 3 July 2012 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation1[“KMC”] which prescribed separate conditions for diploma and degree holder Sub-Assistant Engineers2[“SAE”] for supernumerary appointments as Assistant Engineers3[“AE”]. The gradation list dated 5 July 2012 prepared in pursuance of the impugned circular h
M Rathinaswami v. State of Tamil Nadu (2009) 2 SCC(L&S) 101 - Relied on [Para 22]
Roshan Lal Tandon v. Union of India AIR 1967 SC 1889 – Relied on [Para 18]
State of Uttarakhand v. SK Singh - (2019) 10 SCC 49 – Relied on [Para 23]
Co. AS Iyer & Ors. v. Bala Subramanyan & Ors. (1980) 1 SCC 634 – Referred [Para 12(iii)]
Food Corporation of India v. Om Prakash (1998) 7 SCC 676 – Relied on [Para 25]
Ganga Ram v. Union of India- (1970) 1 SCC 377 – Relied on [Para 18]
Maharashtra Forest Guards and Foresters Union v. State of Maharashtra
State of Jammu & Kashmir v. Trilokinath Khosa - (1974) 1 SCC 19 – Not applicable [Para 18]
State of Mysore v. P Narasing Rao
State of Uttarakhand v. SK Singh (2019) 10 SCC 49 – Referred [Para 13 (iv)]
Union of India v. Atul Shukla & Ors(2014) 10 SCC 432 – Referred [Para 12(iii)]
Union of India v. Dr (Mrs) SB Kohli (1973) 3 SCC 592 – Relied on [Para 18]
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