The Superintending Engineer, Operation, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd. & Ors. vs Ch. Bhaskara Chary

Court

Supreme Court of India

Date

2 April 2025

Case No.

Civil Appeal No. 4724 of 2025

Result

Disposed

Bench

Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Joymalya Bagchi

Citation

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 543 : 2025 INSC 428

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent ought to be considered for the appointment to the post of Lower Division Clerk-LDC or any other suitable or supernumerary post, as directed by High Court.

Headnote

Service Law – Appointment to the post of LDC – Respondent was denied appointment to the post of LDC despite being placed higher in the seniority list – High Court directed respondent’s appointment to the post of LDC or any other suitable or supernumerary post – Correctness: Held: High Court rightly held that candidates with lesser man-days than the respondent placed relatively lower than him in the seniority list were appointed – Respondent’s case must be considered by the appellant at par with them – Respondent’s case to be reconsidered for appointment to the post of LDC or any other equivalent post in which a vacancy may exist. [Paras 11, 15]

Judgment 1. Leave granted. 2. The present appeal arises from order dated 02.12.2020 by which the division bench of the High Court dismissed the appellant’s writ appeal against order dated 24.09.2018 wherein the learned single judge directed the appellant to consider the respondent’s appointment to the post of Lower Division Clerk1 or any other suitable post or any other supernumerary post. 3. The short facts that are relevant are as follows. The Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board2 issued a notification dated 18.05.1997 to fill up 50% vacancies in certain initial recruitment cadres, incl

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