Appointment Based On Quashed Precedent Cannot Be Sustained: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has reaffirmed the principle that a litigant who obtains relief based on a precedent cannot later disown that precedent once it has been overturned. Justice Rekha Borana, in her judgment in Shaitan Ram v. State of Rajasthan & Ors., held that a person who secured appointment based on a judgment that was subsequently set aside cannot argue that their case stands on a different footing. Background:…