R. HARIHARAN vs K. BALACHANDRAN NAIR — C.A. No. 9090 - 9091/1996

Case under Section XI-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010034331996

Filing Date

08-Jul-1996

Registration No

C.A. No. 9090 - 9091/1996

Diary Number

3433/1996

Order Date

11-Sep-2000

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XI-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.R. HARIHARAN

    Adv. E. M. S. ANAM

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.K. BALACHANDRAN NAIR

    Adv. AJIT PUDUSSERY

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 11-Sep-2000

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 08-Jul-1996

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 9090 - 9091/1996

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: R. Hariharan v. K. Balachandran Nair (2000) The Supreme Court reversed the Kerala High Court's decision on seniority between in-service promoted engineers and direct recruits at the Kerala State Electricity Board. The Court held that the Public Service Commission's mandatory consultation requirement on candidate suitability applies to Assistant Engineer appointments, but upheld the State Government's authority to override the Commission's objections and grant regularization from the date qualifications were acquired. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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