EXECUTIVE OFFICER ETC. ETC. versus E. TIRUPALU AND ORS. ETC. ETC.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER ETC. ETC. versus E. TIRUPALU AND ORS. ETC. ETC.

Automatic employment cannot be claimed on the mere basis of being an ex-inmate; selection and merit govern appointment. High Court erred in directing appointment as preference among equals does not override selection process.

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Parties
Appellant: Executive Officer, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams; Respondents: E. Tirupalu and Others
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
26 March 1996
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Judgment and Order Dated 17.11.94 of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in Multiple Writ Petitions
Outcome
Appeals allowed; High Court judgment set aside; writ petitions dismissed.
Legal Topics
Appointment of Attenders, Preference to Orphanage Inmates/ex Inmates, Eligibility for Government Employment
Service Law Appointment of Attenders Preference to Orphanage Inmates/ex Inmates Eligibility for Government Employment

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Parties

Executive Officer, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams

Appellant

E. Tirupalu and Others

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Judgment and Order Dated 17.11.94 of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in Multiple Writ Petitions

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether ex-inmates of Shri Venkateshwara Balamandir are entitled to automatic appointment as attenders in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
  2. 2 Whether preference to inmates/ex-inmates implies mandatory appointment irrespective of merit

Ratio Decidendi

Automatic employment cannot be claimed on the mere basis of being an ex-inmate; selection and merit govern appointment. High Court erred in directing appointment as preference among equals does not override selection process.

Court Disposition

Appeals allowed; High Court judgment set aside; writ petitions dismissed.

Orders

  • Impugned judgment of Andhra Pradesh High Court set aside.
  • Writ petitions filed by the respondents stand dismissed.