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Pir Mohd Ishaq vs . University Of Kashmir And Others on 21 May, 2026 cites

Mrs. Maneka Gandhi vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Anr. on 25 January, 1978

14 The concept of equality as envisaged under Articles 14, 15 and 16 of the Constitution has been enunciated by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in a number of cases, starting from Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru, (1973) 4 SCC 1461 and others v. State of Kerala and another and Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, (1978) 1 SCC 248. Making appointments to Government service by way of direct recruitment, without inviting applications and providing opportunity to eligible candidates, amounts to denial of equal opportunity to persons similarly situated." The State being well aware of its solemn constitutional obligation to ensure to the citizens of this Country equality of status and of opportunity as envisaged in the preamble of the Constitution of India as well as State Constitution and explicit in Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution which give a constitutional dictate to the State not to deny to any person equality before law and to ensure that there is equality of opportunity to all citizens in the matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State, has been consistently acting in a manner which is tantamount to denial of such equality of status or equality of WP(C )926/2026 & other connected matters.
Supreme Court of India Cites 126 - Cited by 1969 - M H Beg - Full Document

State Of Haryana And Ors. Etc. Etc vs Piara Singh And Ors. Etc. Etc on 12 August, 1992

46. Learned Senior Counsel for some of the respondents argued that 2026:JKLHC-SGR:151-DB on the basis of the doctrine of legitimate expectation, the employees, especially of the Commercial Taxes Department, should be directed to be regularized since the decisions in Dharwad (supra), Piara Singh (supra), Jacob, and Gujarat Agricultural University and the like, have given rise to an expectation in them that their services would also be regularized.
Supreme Court of India Cites 19 - Cited by 1473 - B P Reddy - Full Document
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