D. NAGARAJA ETC. versus STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS.

D. NAGARAJA ETC. versus STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS.

Appellants, who did not possess the required qualifications and did not apply for recruitment as notified, cannot claim infringement of Articles 14 and 16 or challenge the constitutionality of the recruitment rules. They have no right to maintain the writ petitions or seek a direction for continuance as Village...

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Parties
Appellant: D. Nagaraja; Respondent: State of Karnataka & Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
18 January 1977
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal by Special Leave From Judgment of the Karnataka High Court in Writ Petitions
Outcome
Appeals dismissed
Legal Topics
Writs Under Article 226, Abolition of Hereditary Village Offices, Recruitment Rules for Village Accountants, Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution
Constitutional Law Administrative Law Service Law Writs Under Article 226 Abolition of Hereditary Village Offices Recruitment Rules for Village Accountants Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution

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Parties

D. Nagaraja

Appellant

State of Karnataka & Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal by Special Leave From Judgment of the Karnataka High Court in Writ Petitions

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether appellants could maintain writ petitions challenging the validity of rules 4 and 5 of the Karnataka General Services (Revenue Subordinate Branch) Village Accountants (Recruitment) Rules, 1970 as violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution and seek continuance as Village Accountants.

Ratio Decidendi

Appellants, who did not possess the required qualifications and did not apply for recruitment as notified, cannot claim infringement of Articles 14 and 16 or challenge the constitutionality of the recruitment rules. They have no right to maintain the writ petitions or seek a direction for continuance as Village Accountants.

Court Disposition

Appeals dismissed

Orders

  • No order as to costs