Supreme Court of India

Secretary-cum-chief Engineer, Chandigarh v. Hari Om Sharma and Ors.

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Reported as [1998] 3 S.C.R. 99
Bench S. Saghir Ahmad and K. Vankataswami Ands. Rajendra Babu JJ.
Decided 29 April 1998

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the Tribunal was fully justified in ordering that the respondent shall be promoted on the basis of"quota" fixed for non-diploma holders with 10 years of service and not on the basis of integrated seniority.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Service Law-Promotion-Feeder cadre-Quotas fixed for-Promotion made on the basis of integrated seniority list instead of making on quota basis-Validity of Service law-Promotion-Stop gap arrangement-Employee continuing for a long period-But neither paid salary for that period nor considered for regular promotion-Direction by Tribunal for payment of salary and to consider him for regular promotion-Held valid Indian Contract Act, 1872: Section 23. Government service-Employee-Stop gap promotion-Continuing for a long period-Undertaking from employee that he would not claim salary of higher post or

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