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REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Civil Appeal No 1495 of 2016

R R Inamdar

.... Appellant(s)

Versus

State of Karnataka & Ors

....Respondent(s)

J U D G M E N T

Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J

This appeal arises from a judgment of a Division Bench of the High

Court of Karnataka dated 17 November 2015. The High Court, while

dismissing the Writ Appeal filed by the appellant, confirmed the judgment of

a learned Single Judge dated 1 October 2015 holding that since there was

a solitary post of a Lecturer in English, the appellant could not have been

appointed to the post on the basis of reservation and that the fifth

respondent, who was senior to the appellant, had a valid claim and

entitlement to the post.

The appeal relates to the services of the appellant and the fifth

respondent in an institution known as Sri Jagadaguru Annadaneshwari High

School at Mundaragi, Gadag District of the State of Karnataka. The fifth

respondent was appointed as a teacher on 2 November 1988 and is senior

Digitally signed by

SANJAY KUMAR

Date: 2019.12.05

17:09:47 IST

Reason:

Signature Not Verified

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