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Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Others v. Chaman Rana

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Reported as [2018] 3 S.C.R. 640
Bench Arun Mishra and Navin Sinha JJ.
Decided 12 March 2018

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Service law: Promotion – Delayed claim for retrospe ctive consideration for promotion from the date of supersession i.e. from the date their junior had been promoted – Repeated represe ntations – Delay in approaching court – Held: In service matters, especially with regard to promotion, there is always an urgency – The aggrieved must approach the Court at the earliest opportunity , or within a reasonable time thereafter as third party rights ac crue in the meantime to those who are subsequently promoted – Mere repeated filing of representations could not be sufficient explanati on for delay

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