The writ petition challenging the National Commission for Scheduled Castes recommendation was disposed of as infructuous because the respondent had already been transferred.
The writ petition was disposed of as infructuous.
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
versus
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED CASTES AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. T.P. Singh, Senior Central Government Counsel for R-1.
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN
W.P.(C) 1144/2017 Page 1 of 2
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instructions, that respondent No. 2 has since been transferred to the place of his choosing in a subsequent transfer cycle, and the petition has therefore been rendered infructuous. Mr. Kapur submits that the present writ petition may therefore be disposed of, but without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the Bank on the question of the jurisdiction of the Commission in service matters.
PRATEEK JALAN, J
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 ‘JK’ /UK/AD/
W.P.(C) 1144/2017 Page 2 of 2
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State Bank of India
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Respondent No. 2
Prateek J
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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