DIRECTOR GENERAL, TELECOMMUNICATION & ANR. versus T.N. PEETHAMBARAM

DIRECTOR GENERAL, TELECOMMUNICATION & ANR. versus T.N. PEETHAMBARAM

The prescribed minimum pass marks in Rule 2 must be applied to each subject/item of the examination, not in aggregate, as interpreting 'aggregate' would lead to absurd results and is not supported by the rule's language.

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Parties
Appellant: DIRECTOR GENERAL, TELECOMMUNICATION & ANR.; Respondent: T.N. PEETHAMBARAM
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
19 September 1986
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal Against Central Administrative Tribunal Order
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Interpretation of Recruitment Rules, Minimum Pass Marks in Departmental Examination
Administrative Law Employment Law Interpretation of Recruitment Rules Minimum Pass Marks in Departmental Examination

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Parties

DIRECTOR GENERAL, TELECOMMUNICATION & ANR.

Appellant

T.N. PEETHAMBARAM

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal Against Central Administrative Tribunal Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Rule 2 in Appendix III of the Telegraph Engineering Service (Group 'B') Recruitment Rules, 1981 requires minimum pass marks in 'aggregate' or in 'each' subject/item

Ratio Decidendi

The prescribed minimum pass marks in Rule 2 must be applied to each subject/item of the examination, not in aggregate, as interpreting 'aggregate' would lead to absurd results and is not supported by the rule's language.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal reversed
  • No order as to costs