Supreme Court of India

Nirmal Chandra Sinha v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 5 S.C.R. 635
Bench Markandey Kat Ju J.
Decided 31 March 2008

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the said decision is distinguishable.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Service Law: Promotion and seniority - Grant of - Held: Promotion taken effect from the date of being granted and not from the c date of occurrence of vacancy thereof - In the present case, in terms of the Rules, two years regular service in the lower post required before consideration for promotion - Rules cannot be violated - Hence, High Court erred in allowing notional promotion to the incumbent as he had not put in requisite service of two years in the lower post. ~- Appellant was promoted to the post of General Manager in the Indian Railways on 29.11.1996. His claim ~ for notional.

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