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Supreme Court of India · 2010-07-07

EAST COAST RAILWAY vs MAHADEV APPA RAO .

Citation / case number
SC 2008/8541
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
EAST COAST RAILWAY
Respondent
MAHADEV APPA RAO .

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed the cancellation of a typewriting test conducted by the East Coast Railway, which was challenged in Writ Petition No.15196 of 2007 after the Central Administrative Tribunal upheld the cancellation. The Court held that the cancellation lacked sufficient justification and directed the Railway authorities to proceed with the selection process based on the original test results. The judgment emphasized the necessity for administrative decisions to be supported by adequate reasoning, thereby setting aside the Tribunal's order and reinstating the results of the initial test.

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