Supreme Court of India

Sheikh Abdul Rashid & Ors. v. State of J & K & Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 12 S.C.R. 940
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 5 December 2007

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Service Law-Seniority-Inter se seniority-Between promotees and direct recruits-Retrospective promotion of promotees-By an c executive order-With effect from the date of preparation of Promotion List-Ignoring direct recruits, appointed prior to the promotees- Propriety of-Held: The order granting retrospective promotion is bad in law-Entry in promotion list, by itself would not confer right to be promoted from that date-The order was in derogation of the statutory Rules-However, monetary benefits granted to the promotees, not to be recovered-Jammu and Kashmir (Classification, Control and ,_.

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