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Anurag Sharma (Job)     17 June 2021

What is status quo order in relation to appointment

Court ordered to 'maintain status quo with regard to appointment as it exists today'

Can anyone explain its interpretation?



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Rama chary Rachakonda (Secunderabad/Telangana state Highcourt practice watsapp no.9989324294 )     17 June 2021

Status quo or Statu quo is a Latin phrase meaning the existing state of affairs, particularly with regard to social or political issues. ... To maintain the status quo is to keep things the way they presently are.

Nirali Nayak   18 June 2021

Hello sir, greetings of the day.
As per your query, let me explain it to you what is status quo. Status quo  is a Latin phrase meaning the existing state of affairs, particularly with regard to social or political issues. It generally applies while maintaining or changing existing social structure or values. It also states how current conditions are, inviting a good or bad analysis of them. To maintain the status quo is to keep things the exact way they presently are." When we talk about the status quo, however, we generally mean it in a slightly bad way. When people talk about want to maintaining the status quo, they are often resistant to progress. Generally status quo is ordered when a suit is instituted then the person who is holding the possession and the title shall retain such possession and title until the suit is disposed of. As citied in Styabrata Biswas vs Kalyan Kumar Kisku on 27 January, 1994, status quo has been defined in the following way.  
In Wharton's Law Lexicon,, status quo is  defined as meaning:
“The existing state of things at any given date and time”
 According to Black's Law Dictionary. the following relevant passage has been highlighted:
"The existing state of things at any given date. Status quo ante bellum, the state of things before the war. 'Status quo' to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy."
Hope this solves your query.
Regards
Nirali Nayak
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Anurag Sharma (Job)     18 June 2021

Sorry, but this is all theoretical. High court quashed appointment. Supreme Court directed employer to maintain status quo with regard to appointment. Obviously, he would not be ousted from service. Catena of judgements are available on this point.

My question is whether this person is also entitled for promotion? Or he has to wait for the final outcome of the case.


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