HUNDRAJ KANYALAL SAJNANI ETC. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.
Classification of Income Tax Officers between Group A and Group B is constitutional; Seniority Rules of 1973 are valid; promotees are not entitled to have posts equated or seniority fixed contrary to statutory rules; appointments and seniority must be governed by statutory provisions and validly framed rules.
- Parties
- Petitioner: HUNDRAJ KANYALAL SAJNANI ETC.; Respondent: Union of India and Ors.; Petitioner: B.S. Gupta; Petitioner: M.C. Joshi
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Judgment Date
- 16 March 1990
- Procedural Posture
- Writ Petition / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Petitions dismissed.
- Legal Topics
- Seniority Rules, Classification of Income Tax Officers, Validity of Recruitment and Seniority Rules
Case Brief
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Parties
HUNDRAJ KANYALAL SAJNANI ETC.
Petitioner
Union of India and Ors.
Respondent
B.S. Gupta
Petitioner
M.C. Joshi
Petitioner
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Constitutional validity of classification between Group A and Group B Income Tax Officers
- 2 Validity of Seniority Rules of 1973
- 3 Whether the posts and duties of Group A and Group B are equal
Ratio Decidendi
Classification of Income Tax Officers between Group A and Group B is constitutional; Seniority Rules of 1973 are valid; promotees are not entitled to have posts equated or seniority fixed contrary to statutory rules; appointments and seniority must be governed by statutory provisions and validly framed rules.
Court Disposition
Petitions dismissed.
Orders
- Rule granted in each petition is discharged; no order as to costs.
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