Supreme Court of India · 2013-08-27
BHAJAN SINGH vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2012/32332
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BHAJAN SINGH
- Respondent
- STATE OF UTTARAKHAND .
- Author
- H.L. Gokhale
- Bench
- J. CHELAMESWAR H.L. GOKHALE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the appellant's writ petition challenging the appointment of respondent No.4 as Managing Director of the Uttarakhand Peyjal Sanshadhan Vikas Avam Nirman Nigam. The Court found that the selection process was conducted in accordance with the Uttarakhand Peyjal Sanshadhan Vikas Avam Nirman Nigam (The Post of the Managing Director) Rules, 2011, framed under Section 96 and Section 4(2-A) of the Uttar Pradesh Water Supply and Sewerage Act. The Court concluded that the appellant's claims regarding eligibility and selection merits were not substantiated, thereby affirming the High Court's decision.