Supreme Court of India

Government of Karnataka v. C. Dinakar and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] 3 S.C.R. 708
Bench K. Venkataswami Ano A.P. Misra J.
Decided 14 May 1999

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the Tribunal did not take into account the circumstance noticed by us herein above while dismissing the C application filed by the Petitioner.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Service Law : Promotion-Retrospective promotion-High Court quashed promotion of employee-But held that since he was already promoted, he had acquired a right to. be considered along with other eligible candidates-Effect of­ Held: High Court's view, upheld-However, State Government may promote the said employee with retrospective effect after reconsideration in accordance with the guidelines then in force-Jn the meanwhile, the said employee permitted to continue to functi9n in the same post. The first respondent filed a petition before the Central Administrative Tribunal challenging the

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