Holding License To Run Fair Price Shop Cannot Be Said To Be Holding Civil Post; Article 311 Not Applicable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that holding a license to run the fair price shop cannot be said to be holding a civil post.The bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna rendered this observation while considering a Special Leave Petition assailing Allahabad High Court's order dated October 22, 2021.In the impugned order, the High Court had dismissed petitioner's plea challenging the order...