K.Venkateshwara Reddy, v. The Deputy Inspector General
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioner sought a declaration that the failure to finalize his appointment as a Sub Inspector was illegal. The court held that since the original examination was scrapped and a fresh one held where the petitioner failed, no cause of action survived, and the writ petition was dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition dismissed as no cause of action survives after the petitioner failed in the fresh examination.