Union of India & Ors v. Ramdhani Prasad
2026 INSC 104724 September 202610 min read
Supreme Court: Appointment Authority Determined by Actual Appointment Order, Not Conditional Call Letter
The Supreme Court held that a conditional call letter for training does not constitute an appointment order, and removal by an authority of equal rank to the actual appointing authority does not violate Article 311(1).
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- Case Name
- Union of India & Ors. v. Ramdhani Prasad
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1047
- Bench
- Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi
- Date of Judgment
- September 24, 2026
- Area of Law
- Service Law — Article 311(1) of the Constitution — Appointment Authority — Railway Protection Force Act, 1957
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