From Hindustan Times
Center Owned by HT MediaSociety tag can’t shield govt-controlled bodies from constitutional scrutiny: Supreme Court
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center · 2 outlets
On the face of it, the recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld compulsory retirement of two Chhattisgarh government employees for sub-par performance sounds fair. The state should have the power to weed out mediocrity and make public services efficient. But the devil is in the detail. The verdict…
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An employee cannot challenge compulsory retirement merely by arguing that another government servant with a comparable service record was allowed to continue, the court said.
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The court clarified that merely receiving government grants or performing public functions would not automatically make an organisation an arm of the State.
