Surinder Pal Singh v. State of Pb. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioner challenged an order reserving a post for Scheduled Caste. The court observed that while the promotion issue became infructuous, the fixation of seniority remained alive. It directed respondents to hear the petitioner and affected persons before passing a reasoned order on seniority.
What did the court decide?
Directed respondents to hear the petitioner and other affected persons before declaring seniority on the post of Executive Engineer and pass a reasoned order.