MORMUGAO PORT TRUST vs S SRINIVAS RAO — C.A. No. 6520/1997

Case under Section III. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010130601997

Filing Date

05-Aug-1997

Registration No

C.A. No. 6520/1997

Diary Number

13060/1997

Order Date

06-Sep-2001

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 06-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section III

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MORMUGAO PORT TRUST

    Adv. GAGRAT AND CO

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.S SRINIVAS RAO

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-Sep-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 05-Aug-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 6520/1997

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Supreme Court allowed Mormugao Port Trust's appeal against the High Court's April 3, 1997 order. The respondent, S. Srinivas Rao (a Head-Draughtsman), sought promotion to Assistant Engineer, which the High Court had quashed, holding the Chairman lacked authority to create the post. The Supreme Court found the High Court erred: under Section 27(c) of the Major Port Trust Act, the Chairman could create posts with maximum salary up to Rs. 1,900, and since the Assistant Engineer position's maximum salary was Rs. 1,580, the Chairman's creation of the post was valid. The appeal was allowed on September 6, 2001. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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