Supreme Court of India
N. Suresh Nathan and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the applicants are entitled to the relief asked for and accordingly we direct the respondents to consider them-· for promotion to the post of H 426 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1991] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. Assistant Engineer on par with the other Degree holding Jun ior Engineers, taking due note of their total length of service rendered in the grade of Junior Engineer.
Judgment, page 3
From the headnote
Civil Services: Recruitment Rules for Assistant Engineers in the Public Works De- partment, Pondicherry: Rules 7 and 1 ]-Promotion of Degree-holder Junior Engineers with three years' service in the grade-Period of three years-Whether to commence from the date of obtaining Degree by Diploma-holders. The respondents, Diploma-holder Junior Engineers in the Pub- lie Works Department, Pondicherry, approached the Central Ad ministrative Tribunal, with the plea that the period of service ren dered by them before they obtained the Degree should be included for reckoning the period of three years'
Where later benches applied it
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- 2026 State of Uttar Pradesh v. Bhawana Mishra
- 2022 Barun Kumar & Ors v. State of Jharkhand & Ors.
- 2014 K.K. Dixit & Ors. Etc. v. Rajasthan Housing Board & Anr. Etc.
- 2010 N. Suresh Nathan & Ors., Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors. Etc. Etc.
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