A.M.AHMADI, N.P.SINGH, B.P.JEEVAN REDDY, P.B.SAWANT, J.S.VERMA
Union of India – Appellant
Versus
Daulat Singh – Respondent
Ahmadi, C.J.I. -- 1. This group of cases arise out of the judgment/order dated 29.7.1993 in Miscellaneous Petition No. 1102 of 1991 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh (Indore Bench). The three petitioners before the High Court were working on the post of Inspectors in the Police Department of Madhya Pradesh. They sought to challenge the constitution of the State Administrative Tribunal (in short 'SAT') as well as the appointments of the Vice-Chairman and Members of the Tribunal as the Government had not complied with the-direction of this Court given in the case of S.P. Sampath Kumar v. Union of India [(1987) 1 SCC 124] to amend the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (hereinafter alluded to as "the Act") as suggested by it and had not made the appointments after selection by a High Powered Selection Committee as directed by the Court. They stated that they could not obtain a copy of the appointment letter of the aforesaid persons. They prayed for writ of quo warranto to show under what authority they were functioning and for a declaration that the constitution of the SAT was null and void. Respondents 3 to 6 were Members of the SAT and Respondent 7 was its Vice-Cha
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