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PETITIONER: BANARSI DAS & OTHERS
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & OTHERS.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 16/04/1956
BENCH: SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P. BENCH: SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P. DAS, SUDHI RANJAN (CJ) BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H. AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA IMAM, SYED JAFFER
CITATION: 1956 AIR 520 1956 SCR 357
ACT: Constitution of India, Arts. 14 and 16-Government’s right to lay down certain qualification for new recruits for any appointment or employment under the Government-Candidates not possessing any fundamental right for employment.
HEADNOTE: The petitioners-Ex-patwaris under the State of Uttar Pradesh -brought the present petition under Article 32 of the Constitution in the Supreme Court alleging that the provisions of arts. 14 and 16 of the Constitution had been violated because they bad been denied equality before the law and equal opportunity for employment under the State. Patwaris numbering about 28,000 in the whole State of Uttar Pradesh had organized themselves into "The U.P. Patwaris Associations" with a view to improving their prospects and emoluments. The association passed resolutions demanding increase in pay and allowances etc. The Government was considering these matters when a large number of patwaris went on a "p...