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  Apparel Export Promotion Council v. A.K. Chopra, AIR 1999 SC 625   Table Of Contents PARTIES PETITIONER: APPAREL EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL Vs. RESPONDENT: A.K. CHOPRA DATE OF JUDGMENT : 20/01/1999 BENCH: V.N.Khare  FACTS IN BRIEF   The respondent was removed from his post as an employee of the appellant council after the relevant disciplinary authorities found him guilty of sexually harassing X, a junior female employee. He filed a writ petition before the High Court challenging his dismissal. A single judge allowed the petition, finding that the respondent’s dismissal was unjustified on the grounds that he had only tried to molest X and had not actually established any physical contact with her. The appellant was ordered to be reinstated. This was upheld by a Division Bench of the High Court. This judgment was challenged by the dismissing organization.   JUDGEMENT  The Supreme Court held a...

  Ajit Singh (II) v. State of Punjab, (1999) 7 SCC 209  Picture just for representation Table Of Contents संक्षेप में तथ्य( FACTS IN BRIEF) :-  भारतीय रेलवे ने 28 फरवरी, 1997 को इस आशय का एक परिपत्र जारी किया कि रोस्टर बिंदुओं पर पदोन्नत आरक्षित उम्मीदवार बाद में पदोन्नत किए गए वरिष्ठ सामान्य उम्मीदवारों पर वरिष्ठता का दावा नहीं कर सकते। यह सर्वोच्च न्यायालय द्वारा निर्धारित कानून का पालन करते हुए किया गया था - कि यह "अनुमति" था कि रोस्टर बिंदुओं पर पदोन्नति पाने वाले आरक्षित उम्मीदवार पदोन्नति स्तर पर वरिष्ठता का दावा करने के हकदार नहीं होंगे, जबकि वरिष्ठ सामान्य उम्मीदवारों को पदोन्नत किया गया था। बाद में उसी स्तर पर और यह कि "यह राज्य के लिए खुला होगा" यह प्रदान करने के लिए कि जब और जब वरिष्ठ सामान्य उम्मीदवार को उस स्तर पर पदोन्नत किया जाता है जिस पर आरक्षित उम्मीदवार को पहले पदोन्नत किया गया था, तो सामान्य उम्मीदवार के पास होगा पदोन्नति के स्तर पर भी आरक्षित उम्मीदवार से वरिष्ठ के रूप में माना जाएगा, जब तक कि निश्चित रूप से, आरक्षित उम्मीदवार...

  Ajit Singh (II) v. State of Punjab, (1999) 7 SCC 209  Table Of Contents FACTS IN BRIEF :-  The Indian Railways issued a circular on February 28th, 1997 to the effect that the reserved candidates promoted at roster points could not claim seniority over the senior general candidates promoted later. This was done following the law laid down by the Supreme Court - that it was "permissible" to follow that reserved candidates who get promotion at the roster points would not be entitled to claim seniority at the promotional level as against senior general candidates who got promoted at a later point of time to the same level and that "it would be open" to the State to provide that as and when the senior general candidate got promoted to the level to which the reserved candidate was promoted earlier, the general candidate would have to be treated as senior to the reserved candidate at the promotional level as well, unless, of course, the reserve...

A.D.M. Jabalpur v. Shiv Kant Shukla (The Habeas Corpus Case), (1976) 2 SCC 521  Picture Just for representation Table Of Contents Case Name- Additional District Magistrate Jabalpur vs ShivKant Shukla CITATION- 1976 AIR 1207, 1976 SCR 172   DECIDED ON-  28 th  Apr. 1976 BENCH- A.N. (Cj.), Khanna, Hans Raj, Beg, M. Hameedullah, Channdrachd, Y.V., Bhagwanti, P.N.  FACTS IN BRIEF   On June 25th, 1975 the President in exercise of powers conferred by clause (1) of Articles 352 (Proclamation of Emergency) of the Constitution declared that a grave emergency existed whereby the security of India was threatened by internal disturbances. On June 27th, 1975 in exercise of powers conferred by clause (1) of Articles 359 the President declared that the right of any person including a foreigner to move any court for the enforcement of the rights conferred by Article 14, Article 21 and Article 22 of the Constitution and all proceedings pending i...