ALL INDIA BACKWARD CLASSES AND MINORITIES WELFARE ASSOCIATION & ANR. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Grant of selection grade was considered on merit, and the High Court did not act unreasonably in preferring junior officers over the petitioner; integrity should also be duly considered.

Parties: Petitioner: All India Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Association; Respondent: Union of India
Jurisdiction: India
Judgment Date: 19 April 1988
Procedural Posture: Writ Petition / Disposal After Hearing
Outcome: Writ petition disposed of
Legal Topics: Judicial Service Promotion, Selection Grade, Merit Based Promotion, Scheduled Castes

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Parties

All India Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Association

Petitioner

Union of India

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition / Disposal After Hearing

Legal Issues

1 Whether refusal by the High Court to grant selection grade to the petitioner was unreasonable
2 Justiciability of promotion on merit in Delhi Higher Judicial Service

Ratio Decidendi

Grant of selection grade was considered on merit, and the High Court did not act unreasonably in preferring junior officers over the petitioner; integrity should also be duly considered.

Court Disposition

Writ petition disposed of

Orders

Petitioner’s case to be considered sympathetically for selection grade at next selection
No order as to costs