Sheo Pujan Singh vs State Of Bihar on 9 February, 2026
8. As Article 14 is an integral part of our system, each and
every State action is to be tested on the touchstone of equal-
ity. Any appointment made in violation of mandate of Articles
14 and 16 of the Constitution is not only irregular but also
illegal and cannot be sustained in view of the judgments ren-
dered by this Court in Delhi Development Horticulture Employ-
ees' Union v. Delhi Admn., State of Haryana v. Piara Singh,
Prabhat Kumar Sharma v. State of U.P., J.A.S. Inter College v.
State of U.P., M.P. Housing Board v. Manoj Shrivastava, M.P.
State Agro Industries Development Corpn. Ltd. v. S.C. Pandey
and State of M.P. v. Sandhya Tomar.