Supreme Court Daily Digest - 2026-04-30
Date: 2026-04-30
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1. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR VS. SABA WANI
- Case number: C.A. No. 6827/2026
- Diary number: 21277/2023
- Judgment/order date: 2026-04-30
- Official source: https://www.sci.gov.in/view-pdf/?diary_no=212772023&type=j&order_date=2026-04-30&from=latest_judgements_order
- Drafting method: extractive_fallback
Short Summary
Official text records the case background as: Shorn of unnecessary details, various Writ Petitions were filed before the High Court whereby it was prayed to quash Government Order No. The operative portion states: The inter se seniority shall also be determined accordingly. (f) It is further directed that if the candidates/appointees including those already appointed and regularized who do not acquire/possess the requisite qualifications in terms of the NCTE notifications and fail to qualify the TET within the period prescribed hereinabove, the State is at liberty to dispense with their services as the mandate of Article 21-A of the Constitution of India cannot be left at altar even while rendering complete justice invoking...
What the Court Held/Ordered
- The inter se seniority shall also be determined accordingly. (f) It is further directed that if the candidates/appointees including those already appointed and regularized who do not acquire/possess the requisite qualifications in terms of the NCTE notifications and fail to qualify the TET within the period prescribed hereinabove, the State is at liberty to dispense with their services as the mandate of Article 21-A of the Constitution of India cannot be left at altar even while rendering complete justice invoking Article 142 of the Constitution of India. It is further clarified that those candidates/appointees would not have any claim with respect to seniority or regularization as directed...
Source Phrases To Verify
- Shorn of unnecessary details, various Writ Petitions were filed before the High Court whereby it was prayed to quash Government Order No.
- The inter se seniority shall also be determined accordingly. (f) It is further directed that if the candidates/appointees including those already appointed and regularized who do not acquire/possess the requisite qualifications in terms of the NCTE notifications and fail to qualify the TET within the period prescribed hereinabove, the State is at liberty to dispense with their services as the mandate of Article 21-A of the Constitution of India cannot be left at altar even while rendering complete justice invoking Article 142 of the Constitution of India. It is further clarified that those candidates/appointees would not have any claim with respect to seniority or regularization as directed hereinabove. (g) The directions issued hereinabove are in rem and shall apply mutatis mutandis to the candidates already appointed pursuant to 74 advertisements that are subject matter of present proceedings, though they are not party to the present appeals. All pending applications, including applications for impleadment and intervention, shall stand disposed of.
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