UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISION SECRETARY vs JAWAHAR SANTHKUMAR AND ORS. — C.A. No. 4626/2009

Case under Section XII-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010150302008

Filing Date

19-May-2008

Registration No

C.A. No. 4626/2009

Diary Number

15030/2008

Order Date

15-Nov-2019

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2019 INSC 1253

Disposal Type

Disposed Off

Last updated 03-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XII-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISION SECRETARY

    Adv. BINU TAMTA[P-1]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.JAWAHAR SANTHKUMAR AND ORS.

    Adv. M. YOGESH KANNA[R-3] ASWATHI M.K.[R-1]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-Nov-2019

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 15-Nov-2019

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 15-Nov-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna

  5. 07-Nov-2019

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 07-Nov-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hrishikesh Roy

  7. 05-Nov-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hrishikesh Roy

  8. 22-Oct-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hrishikesh Roy

  9. 15-Oct-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hrishikesh Roy

  10. 01-Oct-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hrishikesh Roy

  11. 17-Sep-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna

  12. 12-Sep-2019

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    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna

  13. 03-Sep-2019

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  14. 27-Aug-2019

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  15. 22-Aug-2019

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  16. 21-Aug-2019

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  17. 20-Aug-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna

  18. 06-Aug-2019

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna

  19. 23-Jul-2019

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  20. 23-Jul-2019

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna

  21. 10-Apr-2019

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  22. 10-Apr-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. Subhash Reddy

  23. 06-Mar-2019

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  24. 07-Apr-2015

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  25. 07-Apr-2015

    Office Report - of Main CaseView PDF

  26. 07-Apr-2015

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  27. 13-Jan-2012

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  28. 04-May-2011

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  29. 20-Jul-2009

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  30. 15-May-2009

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  31. 16-Mar-2009

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  32. 23-Jan-2009

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  33. 23-Jan-2009

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  34. 23-Jan-2009

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  35. 05-Jan-2009

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  36. 05-Jan-2009

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  37. 05-Dec-2008

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  38. 07-Nov-2008

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  39. 15-Oct-2008

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  40. 11-Aug-2008

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  41. 01-Aug-2008

    ROPView PDF

  42. 10-Jul-2008

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  43. 19-May-2008

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 4626/2009

  44. [ 2019 INSC 1253 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

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CASE SUMMARY The Supreme Court reversed the Madras High Court's decision and upheld the UPSC's 2004 IAS selection process. Jawahar Santhkumar was assessed as "Good" and excluded from the select list due to limited vacancies and higher-graded candidates. The Court held that the Selection Committee has discretion to classify officers independently of ACR ratings without recording reasons, and courts cannot sit in appeal over expert committee assessments absent mala fides, bias, or serious statutory violations. The selection process was lawful and followed regulations. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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