HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW
SANGEETA CHANDRA, AMITABH KUMAR RAI
Deepak Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P.Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Food Safety And Drug Administration Govt. Of U.P. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. introduction of case and parties involved. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. argument regarding qualifications for drug inspectors. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 11) |
| 3. contradictions in qualifications outlined. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 4. respondent's legal argument on qualifications for drug inspector. (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 5. judicial analysis of legislative provisions. (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 6. court's refusal to apply full bench decision. (Para 26 , 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 7. amendment impact on previous rulings. (Para 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 8. prescribing qualifications for recruitment. (Para 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 9. state's authority to set additional qualifications. (Para 36 , 37 , 38) |
| 10. final ruling on rule 8's legality. (Para 39 , 40) |
| 11. conclusion of the judgment. (Para 41 , 42) |
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners, who are 33 in number, learned Standing Counsel, who appears on behalf of the State respondents, and Sri Raj Kumar Upadhyaya, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent no.2.
2. This petition has been filed with the following main prayers:-
"(i) issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus declaring ultra vires the Rule 8 of "Uttar Pra
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