Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau Engineers’ Association vs. Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau – SC F.R. APPLICATION NO.45/2016-2016

In the case between the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau Engineers’ Association (and its officers) and the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) and others, the court examined whether an application alleging an infringement of fundamental rights was filed within the prescribed time limit under Article 126 of the Constitution. The central issue was the effective date of the alleged infringement—whether it occurred when the majority of a committee signed a report on 04th January 2016 or when the report was finalized and approved on 12th/13th January 2016 by recording dissent and receiving the Chairman’s endorsement. The holding established that the critical moment was the Chairman’s endorsement of the committee’s finalized report on 13th January 2016, as this act crystallized t