There Cannot Be Any Legitimate Expectation Unless A Legal Obligation Exists: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

31 Jan 2019 9:28 AM IST

  • There Cannot Be Any Legitimate Expectation Unless A Legal Obligation Exists: SC [Read Judgment]

    “The legitimate expectation is not a wish or a desire or a hope, therefore, it cannot be claimed or demanded as a right.”

    Unless a legal obligation exists, there cannot be any legitimate expectation, the Supreme Court has held. The bench comprising Justice Dhananjay Y Chandrachud and Justice Hemant Gupta, in State of Bihar vs. Dr. Sachindra Narayan, were considering a contention raise that, since the State Government had provided funds for payment of pension for the last many years, the Institute and...

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