NARINDER PAL SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA — C.A. No. 4674/1999

Case under Section IV. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010059691999

Filing Date

08-Apr-1999

Registration No

C.A. No. 4674/1999

Diary Number

5969/1999

Order Date

27-Nov-2001

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 02-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section IV

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.NARINDER PAL SINGH

    Adv. KISHAN DATTA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF HARYANA

    Adv. J. P. DHANDA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 27-Nov-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 08-Apr-1999

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 4674/1999

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Narinder Pal Singh v. State of Haryana (C.A. No. 4674/1999) Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the High Court's order. The writ petition filed by Respondent No. 5 challenging the appellant's appointment as Assistant Project Officer was dismissed. Key Reasoning: The Court found three critical flaws in the High Court's decision: (1) the District Rural Development Agency is a registered society, not a public office, making quo warranto relief improper; (2) Respondent No. 5 had no standing as he was neither promoted nor an applicant for the post; and (3) the petition was filed nearly three years after the appointment (March 1994), causing unjust prejudice when quashing would render the appellant over-aged for future employment. Decided: November 28, 2001 by Justices S. Rajendra Babu and Ruma Pal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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